# Accident 20070310004149A: Found FBA2C2, Reno, NV, March 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2007, 17:10 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4989° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4989&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418MS-2016-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C2 (registry code 3640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-L1C5 (registry code 41782, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-l1c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND FBA2C2
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070310004149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON MARCH 12, 2007, WITH THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING AN ILS APPROACH FOR THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WHOM WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION. THE CFI PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL BUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WITH LITTLE EFFECT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN APPLIED MORE RIGHT RUDDER AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN SCRAPING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, BENDING THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND SLIGHTLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HE REPLIED "NO."

## 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 SEA07LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA075), Mar 11, 2007: Found Aircraft Canada FBA-2C2 (N418MS), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a groundloop.

## Other reports on N418MS (1)

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

- [Accident 20071222830109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071222830109A), Dec 22, 2007: Found FBA2C2 (N418MS), Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 22, 2007, at approximately 1330 MST, a canadian built Found aircraft FBA-2C2 (bushhawk xp), N418MS, with the pilot [privacy data omitted]…

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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