ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288132
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 2010 |
| Time: | 11:32 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N888GK |
| MSN: | 80006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 455 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yadkinville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yadkinville, NC (80C) |
| Yadkinville, NC (80C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was conducting touch-and-go practice takeoff and landings at his home airport. During approach for the first landing, he noted that the flight controls felt less responsive than normal and that the airplane was in a nose-high configuration. The airplane approached the runway at a high descent rate and touched down hard in a level attitude. A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane and noted that he should have increased the engine power during the landing approach.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA452
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 2003 | N888GK | 0 | Crawford, Texas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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