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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT · Cairo, NE · July 3, 2016

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Date
July 3, 2016 · 22:00 local
Place
Cairo, NE
Airport
Roth
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N321WL
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA355
Reported as
Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Flight instructor, private pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total450 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N321WLRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCATS/N CH172B · Built 2015Airframe modelRainbow Sky Reach BUSHCATEngine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

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 the ground. The left wing contacted the ground and then the nose causing the aircraft to flip over.

As the FAA filed it

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 THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THEN THE NOSE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

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 GAA16CA355Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCairo, NEThe pilot's decision to fly into deteriorating weather conditions, leading to a precautionary off airport soft field landing which resulted in a nose gear collapse and the airplane to nose over.Jul 4, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N321WL · 1

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

Incident 20160222001189ILanding: Rollout · West Palm Beach, FLPilot 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…Feb 22, 2016 · Minor damage