# Accident 20150306003129A: Waco UPF-7, Rio Vista, CA, March 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1942° N, 121.6958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1942&lon=-121.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32063, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32063) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 71 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150306003129A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 06, 2015, AROUND 1230 PDT, N32063, A WACO UPF-7 TAIL-WHEELED AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT RIO VISTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O88), RIO VISTA, CA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT (STS), SANTA ROSA, CA.

ACCORDING TO RIO VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND DURING LANDING AT RUNWAY 25. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED THEN GROUND LOOPED, AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT EAST OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE WINGS AND TO THE LANDING GEAR.

ON APRIL 13, 2015, THE AIRMAN RECEIVED INFORMAL COUNSELING AND PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT REOCCURENCE.

COMMENTS: A SEARCH OF FAA'S DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE A VIOLATION, ACCIDENT, OR INCIDENT HISTORY FOR THIS AIRMAN.

## 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 GAA15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA001), Mar 6, 2015: Waco UPF 7 (N32063), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing 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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