RV8A - Final Report - N69LM

[A2022]

well, we don't know much about this one yet.

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/459588

A pilot was transported to the hospital after a single-engine plane crashed at Mountain Airpark in Cleveland. The accident occurred at approximately 1:28 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, according to White County 911 Communications.

Witnesses rescued the pilot from the RV-8A aircraft before emergency responders arrived. White County EMS transported the lone occupant to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, says White County Public Information Officer Bryce Barrett.

[A2022]

I believed the RV8 featured a larger middle roll bar, but it appears that may not be the case.

[A2022]

RV8A - Final Report - N69LM

well, there were numerous nose overs in 2024....

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 195476/pdf

Analysis
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.


Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

A nose landing gear collapse on landing and subsequent nose over.