# Accident 20180421003959A: Irvin Stephen D RUTAN LONG E-Z, Ryan Airport, AZ, April 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ryan Airport, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1392° N, 111.1736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1392&lon=-111.1736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8714S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8714S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Irvin Stephen D RUTAN LONG E-Z (registry code 05690H7, https://openairdocs.org/model/irvin-stephen-d-rutan-long-e-z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: IRVIN STEPHEN D RUTAN LONG E-Z
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 345 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180421003959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE RIGHT PATTERN TO RE 24R. ETC OFFERED THE PILOT THE OPTION TO CHANGE TO RE 33 DUE TO WIND SHIFT. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO  RAT DOWN WIND FOR RE 33. HE THEN TURNED BASE AND FINAL. THE PILOT TURNED TOO SHARP AND LEAFLET OUT OVER THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT KNEW HE WAS COMING IN TO FAST AND HIGH. THE DESIRED AIRSPEED IS [APPROX 95 OK VIS. 85 OK]. HE TOUCHDOWN APPROX. MIDFIELD NEAR TAXI BE & RE 06R AT 75-78 OK, 70 OK IS DESIRED. HE ROLLED OUT NORMALLY. HE THEN STARTED A RIGHT TURN TO TAXI WAY D3 WITH THE NOSE AT APPROX. 10 DIG RIGHT. HE BRAKED HARD AND HEARD A SMALL POP. HE THEN REPORTED NO RIGHT BRAKING CONTROL AS NOSE MOVED LEFT APPROX. 10 DIG. HE THEN DID NOT APPLY ANY FURTHER BRAKING AND BEGAN A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE HIT THE DIRT AS HE DEPARTED THE 'SAFETY ZONE'. HE THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP IN A TREE AND SHRUB AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO FUEL LEAKS. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND CALLED ETC. THEN SHUT OFF MASTER AND EVERYTHING ELSE. DEPARTED AIRCRAFT NORMALLY AND AWAITED EMERGENCY SERVICES.

## 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 GAA18CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA227), Apr 22, 2018: Irvin Stephen D Rutan Long E Z (N8714S), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive ground speed and loss of directional control while exiting the taxiway.

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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