# Accident 20160529005769A: Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT, Mack, CO, May 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mack, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2683° N, 108.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2683&lon=-108.8644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273BC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAINBOW SKY REACH BUSHCAT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160529005769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA270), May 29, 2016: Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat (N273BC), Mack, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, impact with a ditch, and nose over.

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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