# Incident 20140609013939I: Lima David SEAREY, Vacaville, CA, June 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2014, 15:10 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N639R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N639R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lima David SEAREY (registry code 05630H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/lima-david-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LIMA DAVID SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,615 total, 23 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140609013939I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

CONTROL CABLES TO THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY BECAME TANGLED DURING WATER OPS.  WHEN EXTENDED, THIS CAUSED THE TAIL WHEEL TO BE FORCIBLY DEFLECTED APPROX 45 DEGREES RIGHT INSTEAD OF ALIGNED WITH THE AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE SWERVE TO THE LEFT UPON TOUCHDOWN.  APPLICATION OF FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS INSUFFICIENT TO COUNTER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT WITH THE WHEEL DISPLACED TO THE RIGHT.

BRAKES AND RIGHT RUDDER WERE MAINTAINED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS ASSESSED ON-SITE.

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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