NTSB CEN24LA254 — 2024-07-06 · Atwater, Minnesota, United States

Current FAA registration · N312FM

Make / Model: VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8
Year of manufacture: 2013 · 11 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20131109
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A34EC8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N312FM Vans RV8 Minor

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s inability to stop the landing roll on a wet grass runway which resulted in a runway overrun.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing on a wet grass runway, the airplane began to slide and he was unable to stop before the airplane departed the end of the runway into a soft, wet soybean field. The main landing gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, empennage, and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-Braking capability-Capability exceeded
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-Wet surface-Response/compensation
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA254.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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