ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237531
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| Date: | Monday 29 June 2020 |
| Time: | 13:56 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | S2RV Inc |
| Registration: | N408RV |
| MSN: | 81144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pennridge Airport (CKZ/KCKZ), Perkasie, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Trenton-Robbinsville Airport, NJ (N87) |
| Perkasie-Pennridge Airport, PA (KCKZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in turbulent and gusty crosswind conditions. Upon
touchdown, the airplane bounced and then veered left. The pilot attempted to control the airplane, but it
continued left off the runway. The airplane subsequently impacted a ditch and the left main landing gear
separated before the airplane came to a stop. The fuselage was substantially damaged during the accident.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failure of the airplane that
would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N408RV/history/20200629/1729Z/N87/KCKZ
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N408RV
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101514/pdf
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 03:51 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Jul-2020 05:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Jun-2021 17:30 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 07:38 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 07:40 | harro | Updated [Accident report, Photo] |
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