# Incident 19970225011579I: Amtrso ACRODUSTER1, Rancho Murieta, CA, February 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1997, 13:45 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
- Airport: Rancho Murieta Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4868° N, 121.1028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANCHO MURIETA (RIU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4868&lon=-121.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93FF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93FF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmidt ACRODUSTER I SA700 (registry code 8660903, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-acroduster-i-sa700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO ACRODUSTER1
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225011579I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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