Urban Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cortland, Ohio 44410
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

Before the flight, the pilot called the destination airport to check on the runway conditions. No concerns were reported. During the landing roll on the grass runway, the airplane encountered a soft spot in the runway and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The empennage and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane before the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after encountering an unexpected soft spot in the runway during landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/1/2013
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1130
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Cortland
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 44410
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 412255N
Event Location Longitude 0804244W
Event Location Airport Urban Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 8OH5
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1045
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1051 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID KYNG
Elevation of weather observation facility 1191
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 7
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.3
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KYNG 011451Z 13007KT 100V170 10SM CLR 19/11
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 31356
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 12 2013 2:29PM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N81610
NTSB Number CEN13CA251
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name ALEXANDER DUANE A
Aircraft Model RV-8
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 80175
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Jul 1 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 641
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Robin Whitt
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Loves Park
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 61111
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Robin Whitt
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Loves Park
Operator State IL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 61111
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KJYO
Departure City Leesburg
Departure State VA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1045
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 8OH5
Destination City Cortland
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 15 2013 2:44PM
User who most recently changed record kaij
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 2640
Runway Width 130
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --