Varner David L VANS RV-8 accident near Watkins, CO
On May 12, 2021, a Varner David L VANS RV-8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Watkins, CO. No one was seriously hurt. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 12, 2021
- Place
- Watkins, CO
- Aircraft
- Varner David L VANS RV-8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.776°N, 104.594°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210519103112
Sequence of events
- Loss of control on ground (Landing-landing roll, defining event)
- Attempted remediation/recovery (Landing-landing roll)
- Runway excursion (Landing-landing roll)
- Nose over/nose down (Landing-landing roll)
NTSB findings
- Aircraft control · Pilot (Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info)
- Directional control · Not attained/maintained (Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters)
Conditions
- Local time
- 6:41 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
From Wikipedia
On 12 May 2021, Key Lime Air Flight 970, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating a chartered cargo flight from Salida to Centennial, Colorado, collided in mid-air with a private Cirrus SR22 near Centennial Airport. Despite having sustained severe damage, the Swearingen Metroliner managed to land safely while the Cirrus SR22 deployed its CAPS system and safely parachuted to the ground. All three occupants on board both aircraft survived uninjured.
Text from Wikipedia, “2021 Colorado mid-air collision”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
