# NTSB WPR20CA200: Vans RV-8, N998HG, McMinnville, OR, June 29, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 29, 2020, 15:25 local (22:25 UTC) - Place: McMinnville, OR - Coordinates: 45.194442, -123.136108 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1944&lon=-123.1361&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 101512 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA200 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101512/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101512 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA200 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a runway marker. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Eicher Bruce R RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056310V), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Eicher Bruce R RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056310V), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Eicher Bruce R RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056310V), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Eicher Bruce R RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=056310V), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Eicher Bruce R RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056310V), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was departing with a gusting, left-quartering headwind. During the takeoff the airplane veered left and struck a runway marker, which jammed the left aileron. The airplane then banked to the right and the right wingtip struck the runway. The pilot then landed the airplane in a field off the side of the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N998HG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998HG), registered now, S/N 80305, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Vans RV-8 (Undesignat) - Registry model: [Eicher Bruce R RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/eicher-bruce-r-rv-8) (registry code 056310V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-M1B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1b) (registry code 41871, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 80305 - Year built: 2012 - Airframe hours: 715 - Engines: Lycoming YIO-360-M1B 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 26, 2020, 21 hours before - Departed: UAO, Aurora, OR - Destination: MMV, McMinnville, OR - Airport: MMV, Mc Minnville Muni, runway 22, 5,420 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 19, 2020; seat: front; flight hours: 876 total, 641 in this make and model, 833 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KMMV ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200629005349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200629005349A), Jun 29, 2020: Eicher Bruce R RV-8, Mcminnville, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft left aurora state airport (uao) at 3:00 pm local time with one passenger. Arrived a Mcminnville municipal airport (mmv) at 3:25 pm local with… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 5, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101512. 207 KB in all. - Accident Photo (item 1, .PDF, 207 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485919&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.