# Accident 19950826025959A: Amtr LANCAIR, Rio Vista, CA, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 12:03 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1792° N, 121.7302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1792&lon=-121.7302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3204S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3204S-1996-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Ronald H LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05618Y1, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-ronald-h-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 750 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826025959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING HIT RUNWAY ON LANDING FLARE. BOUNCED. UNABLE BRING WING UP. GROUND LOOPED. RIGHT WING FLAP UP. ROD HAD BROKEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA306), Aug 26, 1995: Short Lancair 320 (N3204S), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the wing flap actuator pushrod creating an asymmetrical flap condition during the landing flare maneuver. A contributing factor was the failure of the owner/builder to incorporate a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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