# Incident 20101202052359I: Ryan Aerona ST-A SPECIA, Bethany, OK, December 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5072° N, 97.6417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethany, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5072&lon=-97.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17343, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17343) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL (registry code 7830404, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Menasco PIRATE C4S (registry code 43505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN AERONA ST-A SPECIA
- Reported engine: MENASCO PIRATE C4S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 3 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101202052359I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 2, 2010, DURING LANDING OPERATIONS AT WILEY POST AIRPORT (PWA), N17343 WAS DAMAGED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD EXECUTED A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 35R AT ABOUT 1630 HOURS LOCAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN (TAIL WHEEL ON THE GROUND) HE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING TO THE RIGHT (EAST), HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON WITH LEFT BRAKING BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM CONTINUING TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UNTIL THE LOAD ON THE LEFT MAIN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HOP. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN THE LEFT MAIN BROKE OFF FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCTURE. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON IT'S NOSE WITH THE WOODEN PROPELLER BEING DAMAGED AFTER IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT EDGE HAVING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N17343 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000724027369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724027369I), Jul 24, 2000: Ryan STASPECIAL (N17343), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot was landing on runway 36. On the roll out, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and ground looped. The propeller tips were damaged. The pilot…

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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