# NTSB WPR22LA107: Ross Jonathan RV-8, N207RV, Pinon, AZ, February 24, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 24, 2022, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Pinon, AZ · mountainous terrain
- Coordinates: 36.101143, -110.25039 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1011&lon=-110.2504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104700/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104700
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA107

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level flight.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during low-level flight, the airplane struck a power distribution line. Subsequently, the top section of the vertical stabilizer and rudder separated and sustained substantial damage. The pilot landed at a nearby airfield without further incident. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions of failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N207RV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROSS JONATHAN RV-8
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 80094
- Year built: 2004
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, September 2, 2021, 867 hours before
- Departed: FMN, Farmington, NM
- Destination: L00, Rosamond, CA
- Airport: PRC, Prescott Regional Airport, runway 21, 7,619 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; airline transport, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 4, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 41 total, 37 in this make and model, 2,652 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KFLG, 109 nm away
- METAR: KFLG 241557Z VRB03KT 10SM M06/M13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP204 T10611133

## 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 20220224002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220224002489A), Feb 24, 2022: Ross Jonathan RV-8, Pinon, AZ, Substantial damage. On January 24, 2022, at approximately 9:15 mountain standard time, a Ross Jonathan model RV8 aircraft, N207RV impacted a power line approximately 15 miles…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104700. 2.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13365948&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N207RV%20NTSB_6120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 131 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13366068&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20for%20WPR22LA107-Rel.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.

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