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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrso ACRODUSTER1 · Rancho Murieta, CA · February 25, 1997

Date: February 25, 1997 · 13:45 local
Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
Airport: Rancho Murieta Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N93FF
Reported as: Amtrso ACRODUSTER1
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,000 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N93FFRegistered now · Schmidt ACRODUSTER I SA700S/N 13 · Built 1996 Airframe modelSchmidt ACRODUSTER I SA700 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 02-25-97 at approximately 13:00 hours Mr. Holcomb departed auburn California (aun) for Rancho Murieta, California (riu). On landing at riu (runway 22) the tail wheel spring became disengaged from the rudder. As the aircraft began to weather vane the pilot's rudder input would not correct the condition. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and departed the runway causing minor damage to the left landing gear leg, the lower left wing tip and propeller. The unofficial weather report at the time of this incident was ceiling and visibility unobstructed, winds estimated at 270 degrees and 5 to 7 KTS, temperature 65 to 70 degrees f.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 02-25-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 HOURS MR. HOLCOMB DEPARTED AUBURN CALIFORNIA (AUN) FOR RANCHO MURIETA, CALIFORNIA (RIU). ON LANDING AT RIU (RUNWAY 22) THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE RUDDER. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO WEATHER VANE THE PILOT'S RUDDER INPUT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE CONDITION. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG, THE LOWER LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. THE UNOFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNOBSTRUCTED, WINDS ESTIMATED AT 270 DEGREES AND 5 TO 7 KTS, TEMPERATURE 65 TO 70 DEGREES F.