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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR · Norwalk, OH · June 8, 2012

Date: June 8, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place: Norwalk, OH
Airport: Huron County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N721R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA369
Reported as: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR
Reported engine: Fairchild 6-440-C5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 990 total1 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N721RRegistered now · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRS/N 1840 · Built 1942 Airframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KR Engine modelFairchild 6-440-C5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot sated that on landing right brake stuck and aircraft veered to the right off of runway and struck ditch. Pilot and owner failed to notify the FAA of this accident and proceeded to disassemble and move the aircraft. In preperation for shipping. The removal of the aircraft from the accident scene comprimised this investigation. The on site investigation of the aircraft finds no malfunction of braking components. The pilot had no landings in this make of aircraft and 1 hour of flight time prior to this landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SATED THAT ON LANDING RIGHT BRAKE STUCK AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK DITCH. PILOT AND OWNER FAILED TO NOTIFY THE FAA OF THIS ACCIDENT AND PROCEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE AND MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. IN PREPERATION FOR SHIPPING. THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE COMPRIMISED THIS INVESTIGATION. THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FINDS NO MALFUNCTION OF BRAKING COMPONENTS. THE PILOT HAD NO LANDINGS IN THIS MAKE OF AIRCRAFT AND 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME PRIOR TO THIS LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12LA369Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorwalk, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.Jun 8, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N721R · 1

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

Accident 19830521020359ADescent · Mesa, AZFailed to recover from a spin. Was last seen doing a snap roll.May 21, 1983 · Reported as Ryan PT22 · Destroyed