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Kit Plane Ground Loops in El Monte CA

What: RV8 registration # 396JD ( RV-8 is a kit produced by Van’s Aircraft)
Where: El Monte CA
When: 01/21/2009
Who: 1 crew, 1 passenger
Why: On landing, the plane ground looped and the gear collapsed.

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