# Accident 20120608013699A: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, Norwalk, OH, June 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Norwalk, OH
- Airport: Huron County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2447° N, 82.5511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2447&lon=-82.5511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440-C5 (registry code 26008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN AERONAUTICAL ST3KR
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440-C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608013699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA369), Jun 8, 2012: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (N721R), Norwalk, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.

## Other reports on N721R (1)

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

- [Accident 19830521020359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521020359A), May 21, 1983: Ryan PT22 (N721R), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Failed to recover from a spin. Was last seen doing a snap roll.

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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