# Incident 20160903014909I: Tredo Randy MUSTANG II, Poteau, OK, September 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Poteau, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0667° N, 94.6103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poteau, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0667&lon=-94.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tredo Randy MUSTANG II (registry code 1690465, https://openairdocs.org/model/tredo-randy-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TREDO RANDY MUSTANG II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903014909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VERIED OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A POST ADJACENT TO A RUNWAY LIGHT. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT AN AN-3 BOLT ATTACHING THE CHAIN TO THE TAILWHEEL YOKE BECAME DETACTED.

## Other reports on N78RT (2)

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

- [Incident 19880507022989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507022989I), May 7, 1988: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N78RT), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Engine quit on descent to airport. Unable to restart. Landed in a farm field. Suspect fuel exhausiton.
- [Accident 19860608022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608022159A), Jun 8, 1986: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N78RT), Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Collapsed gear on forced landing. Butterfly valve in carb heat box broke off blocked air.

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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