# Incident 20160222001189I: Rainbow Skyreach Ltd. BUSHCAT, West Palm Beach, FL, February 22, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321WL-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT (registry code 06001AB, https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAINBOW SKYREACH LTD. BUSHCAT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 87 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160222001189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING BUSHCAT N321WL, A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AT PALM BEACH NORTH COUNTY F45 AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 13. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT FELT A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE PLANE WAS NOT REACTING TO THE CONTROLS. THE PILOT PULLED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR HAD FOLDED OVER CAUSING THE PROP HIT THE PAVMENT.

## Other reports on N321WL (1)

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

- [Accident 20160703018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703018069A), Jul 3, 2016: Rainbow Sky Reach Ltd. BUSHCAT (N321WL), Cairo, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot had visual of weather deterioration and performed intentional off-airport landing in farmer's field. All was ok on rollout, then gear hit a depression in…

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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