Accident Van's RV-8A N81GW, Monday 10 November 2014
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Date:Monday 10 November 2014
Time:19:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic RV8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Van's RV-8A
Owner/operator:Wolfepack Aviation Group LLC
Registration: N81GW
MSN: 80917
Year of manufacture:2010
Engine model:Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:San Antonio, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:San Antonio, TX (5C1)
Destination airport:San Antonio, TX (1T8)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot was making a night landing in visual meteorological conditions. During the rollout, a deer ran across the runway and was struck by the airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing spar.

Probable Cause: Unintentional collision with a deer at night.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN15CA086
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CEN15CA086

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2022 13:01 ASN Update Bot Added

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