# Accident 20060212003159A: Swftms GC1A, Rancho Murieta, CA, February 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2006, 14:43 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
- Airport: Rancho Murieta Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4867° N, 121.1017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4867&lon=-121.1017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80715-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1A (registry code 9230110, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,404 total, 817 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212003159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2006, AT 1443 HOURS PST, A GLOBE SWIFT, N80715, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ NOSED OVER ON LANDING AT KRIU (RANCHO MURIETA, CA). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SOME HEAD INJURIES, THE SOLE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP DURING LANDING, CAUSING HIM TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO SOFT EARTH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM THE SACRAMENTO FSDO. HE REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

## 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 LAX06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA112), Feb 12, 2006: Globe Swift GC-1A (N80715), Rancho Murieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on the landing roll.

## Other reports on N80715 (1)

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

- [Accident 20081106856649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081106856649A), Nov 6, 2008: Swftms GC1A (N80715), Wallace, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While in cruise flight the aircraft made a steep right hand turn into the terrain. While flying in formation with a wingman the pilot of command of that…

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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