MINR · Vans RV10 · 2018-08-23 · Spring Branch, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
GAA18CA507
Event ID
20180823X72018
Type
Accident
Date
2018-08-23
Location
Spring Branch, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.811666, -98.426109
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Vans
Model
RV10
Registration
N110DV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and his subsequent abrupt maneuver to avoid trees, which led to the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and resulted in an aerodynamic stall during landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.