Runway excursion Accident Van's RV-4 N220CP, Wednesday 3 July 2013

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Date:	Wednesday 3 July 2013
Time:	16:15 LT
Type:	Van's RV-4
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N220CP
MSN:	2214
Year of manufacture:	1993
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hurricane, UT (1L8) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Cedar City Airport, UT (CDC/KCDC)
Destination airport:	Hurricane, UT (1L8)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During the landing with a tailwind, the airplane departed the runway and came to rest in a ravine about 100 yards from the departure end of the runway. The pilot did not recall the circumstances leading to the accident. Two witnesses reported that the airplane landed long. One witness further stated that the engine sounded normal and that the airplane was moving at a high rate of speed after touchdown. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect approach/descent path with a tailwind, which resulted in a long landing at an excessive groundspeed and a subsequent runway excursion.

Accident investigation: