# Incident 20140124002929I: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, Fresno, CA, January 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2014, 15:40 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53071, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53071) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN AERONAUTICAL ST3KR
- Reported engine: KINNER R5 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,072 total, 33 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140124002929I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS FROM THE FRONT SEAT OF THIS TANDAM SEAT AIRCRAFT, WITH AN EXPERIENCED PILOT IN THE REAR SEAT.  THE PLANE HAD A TENDENCY TO DART LEFT OR RIGHT  INSTEAD OF TRACK STRAIGHT AHEAD DURING ROLL OUT. IN RETROSPECT THE PILOT FEELS HE WAS SITTING TOO FAR FORWARD AND WAS USING TOO MUCH BRAKE TO CONTROL THE EXCURSIONS RATHER THAN JUST RUDDER.  ON THE LANDING OF THE INCIDENT THE TAIL CAME UP, DUE TO OVERBRAKING JUST AS THE PLANE WAS ALMOST STOPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND DAMAGE THE NOSE CONE.

## Other reports on N53071 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890702037639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702037639I), Jul 2, 1989: Ryan ST3KR (N53071), Camp Roberts, CA, Minor damage. Engine problem. Contacted powerlines on approach. Made a go around and flew to Roberts. NR3 cylinder head bad.

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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