ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145958
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| Date: | Thursday 31 May 2012 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N808WW |
| MSN: | 81149 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 274 hours |
| Engine model: | Superior XP-IO-360-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field - KHCD, Hutchinson, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spearfish, SD (SPF) |
| Hutchinson, MN (HCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the airplane with excessive speed. The airplane touched down 2,200 feet down the 4,000-foot-long runway. When the tailwheel touched down, the airplane began to veer off of the runway. The pilot stated that the tailwheel became "squirrelly." The pilot added engine power while attempting to return to the runway surface. He then pitched the airplane's nose up to avoid an airport lighting aid at a speed that was too low to maintain flight. The airplane settled back to the ground and impacted the terrain. Postaccident examination of the tailwheel and flight controls revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the landing attempt, his failure to maintain directional control, and his delayed attempted aborted landing at an airspeed that was too low, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120531/APN/1205311090?tc=ar
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/31/homebuilt-plane-crash-lands-at-hutchinson-airport/
http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/general_news/two-injured-in-hutchinson-plane-crash/article_02703af4-ab6b-11e1-a15c-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=image&photo=0
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N808WW
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2012 19:41 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Aug-2012 08:37 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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