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FAA incident report · Bingelis Antoni RV3 · Tucson, AZ · August 29, 2020

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Date
August 29, 2020 · 08:00 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74TX
Reported as
Bingelis Antoni RV3
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N74TXRegistered now · Bingelis Antoni RV3S/N B9 · Built 1994Airframe modelBingelis Antoni RV3Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported that he was cleared to land his tailwheel RV-3 on runway 6 right by the tower at Ryan Airfield (kryn). When aircraft was passing over the numbers at about ten feet above the runway, in the roundout transition, he said that he noticed a dust column (dust devil) off his left wing. The aircraft stalled and hit the runway and immediately veered to the left off the runway and went into the dirt. Damage to aircraft was not substantial and the aircraft was able to taxi back to ramp.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND HIS TAILWHEEL RV-3 ON RUNWAY 6 RIGHT BY THE TOWER AT RYAN AIRFIELD (KRYN). WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS PASSING OVER THE NUMBERS AT ABOUT TEN FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, IN THE ROUNDOUT TRANSITION, HE SAID THAT HE NOTICED A DUST COLUMN (DUST DEVIL) OFF HIS LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE DIRT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO RAMP.