# Accident 20080910845609A: BRUBAKERF1, Truckee, CA, September 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2008, 17:10 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3186° N, 120.1369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3186&lon=-120.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brubaker Calvin M BRUBAKER F1 (registry code 05619BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/brubaker-calvin-m-brubaker-f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUBAKERF1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 124 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080910845609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING RUNWAY 10 TO TRK AIRPORT, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGED TO THE PROPELLER LEFT MLG, LEFT WING SPARE, WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON

## 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 LAX08CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA293), Sep 11, 2008: Brubaker F1 (N954CB), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the bolts securing the tail wheel to its attach point that resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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