# Accident 20120808018019A: Ristine Wayne L AVID MARK IV, Poplar Grove, IL, August 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2012, 19:30 local time
- Place: Poplar Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3228° N, 88.8361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3228&lon=-88.8361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1328L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1328L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ristine Wayne L AVID MARK IV (registry code 05624E2, https://openairdocs.org/model/ristine-wayne-l-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RISTINE WAYNE L AVID MARK IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808018019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREFORMED 10 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE LAST LANDING WAS A NORMAL THREE POINT TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE AND DURING ROLLOUT AIRCARFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT SAID HE HAD NO CONTROL RESPONSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING RUNWAY EXCURSION. PILOT  SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND MAGNETOS DURING THE EXCURSION.AFTER LANDING PILOT EXAMINED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LONGERON DAMAGED. PILOT THOUGHT THAT METAL FATIGUE NEAR THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE METAL TUBE ASSEMBLY.

## 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 CEN12LA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA531), Aug 9, 2012: Ristine Avid Mark IV (N1328L), Poplar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the lower right side longeron tail-spring support area during landing due to excessive corrosion.

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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