N69LM is a 2008 Vans Aircraft RV-8A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Alpharetta, GA. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2008. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2009. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 18 years old
- 1 of 297 Vans Aircraft RV-8A
2009
2008
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After completing a local flight, the pilot recalled the direction of landing required a steep descent during the final approach due to tall trees at the approach end of the runway. The pilot otherwise did not recall any of the details of the accident following the short final segment of the landing approach. A witness described, and surveillance video confirmed, that the airplane touched down, experienced a “very short” bounce, and then impacted the turf runway nose landing gear first, resulting in the nose landing gear collapsing and the airplane nosing over. The airplane’s fuselage, empennage, and right wing sustained substantial damage during the accident sequence.
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