N51LV is a 2008 Vans Aircraft RV-8. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-360-B1B rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Castle Rock, CO. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2016. It has been registered to its current owner since Jul 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 18 years old
- 1 of 1,148 Vans Aircraft RV-8
2021
2016
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The pilot reported that on his third landing in his recently purchased tailwheel-equipped airplane and while decelerating through 40 knots, the airplane veered to the right and proceeded toward the edge of the runway. The pilot applied left brake to regain control and both brakes when he realized the airplane would depart the right side of the runway. The airplane departed the runway surface, the main wheels contacted the soft terrain, and the airplane tipped forward onto the nose and left wingtip. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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