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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Brown Kevin M RANS S-7S COURIER · Sacramento, CA · November 13, 2011

Date: November 13, 2011 · 10:30 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5007L
Reported as: Brown Kevin M Rans S-7S Courier
Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,146 total90 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N5007LRegistered now · Brown Kevin M RANS S-7S COURIERS/N 1204385 Airframe modelBrown Kevin M RANS S-7S COURIER Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was operating under 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The pilot and passenger were conducting a local flight and when returning to the airport were directed to land runway 20. Pilot stated there was a quartering tail wind and during landing roll out he lost directional control, the aircraft ended up off the runway. The pilot was unsure if the passenger may have interfered with the rudder pedals or not. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. Damage to the aircraft was minor, left hand wheel and brake assembly as well as l/h wing tip. There is no corrective action planed in this case.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE CONDUCTING A LOCAL FLIGHT AND WHEN RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WERE DIRECTED TO LAND RUNWAY 20. PILOT STATED THERE WAS A QUARTERING TAIL WIND AND DURING LANDING ROLL OUT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNSURE IF THE PASSENGER MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS OR NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, LEFT HAND WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS L/H WING TIP.THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANED IN THIS CASE.