# Accident 19980301008369A: Ryan ST3KR, Davis, CA, March 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Yolo Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5491° N, 121.8005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5491&lon=-121.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57085) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- Reported engine: GLADEN R56
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,042 total, 110 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980301008369A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FAILED TO NOTE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A WHEEL LANDING AND SAID THAT WHEN HE LOWERED THE TAIL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  HE REPORTED THAT HE THEN ADDED POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY IN THE SOFT MUD.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT, THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.                                                                        (-23)AIRMAN FAILED TO DETECT THE AIRCRAFT TRACK CHANGING.  BEING RE-EXAMINED FOR TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT COMPETENCY.

## 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 LAX98LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA100), Mar 1, 1998: Ryan PT22-ST3KR (N57085), Davis, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft on the landing roll.

## Other reports on N57085 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871122079539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122079539I), Nov 22, 1987: Ryan ST3KR (N57085), Vacaville, CA. Experienced sudden and severe engine vibration. Shut down engine. Landed in a field. Propeller tip broke off.

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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