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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Mack, CO · May 29, 2016

Date: May 29, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place: Mack, CO
Airport: Mack Mesa
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N273BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA270
Reported as: Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N273BC approached Mack Mesa Airport from the east. Landed in grass runup of the landing strip. Rolled onto paved portion of runway. Suddenly aircraft made a hard left turn. Pilot applied right brake. Aircraft made a classic 'ground loop". Aircraft went on to the side of the runway. Aircraft went into an irrigation ditch, then flipped on to the top of the aircraft. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft unharmed.

As the FAA filed it

N273BC APPROACHED MACK MESA AIRPORT FROM THE EAST. LANDED IN GRASS RUNUP OF THE LANDING STRIP. ROLLED ONTO PAVED PORTION OF RUNWAY. SUDDENLY AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT MADE A CLASSIC 'GROUND LOOP". AIRCRAFT WENT ON TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO AN IRRIGATION DITCH, THEN FLIPPED ON TO THE TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16CA270Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMack, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, impact with a ditch, and nose over.May 29, 2016 · Substantial damage