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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robert A Ashey RV10 · Idaho Falls, ID · April 12, 2021

Date: April 12, 2021 · 15:17 local
Place: Idaho Falls, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N391ST
Reported as: Robert A Ashey RV10
Reported engine: Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 249 total98 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N391STRegistered now · Robert A Ashey RV10S/N 40802 · Built 2014 Airframe modelRobert A Ashey RV10 Engine modelLycoming YIO-540 SERIEReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon landing, when aircraft weight was on the wheels the aircraft veered hard left. The pilot attempted to make a corrective action by application of right rudder, however he was unable to maintain heading enough to control the aircraft and keep it on the runway. After the incident the airman found the left main tire was flat. Minor damage to the left main wheel fairing was sustained. Heading was lost due to flat tire and pilot unable to control heading with a flat tire.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING, WHEN AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS ON THE WHEELS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A CORRECTIVE ACTION BY APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HEADING ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND KEEP IT ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE AIRMAN FOUND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS FLAT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL FAIRING WAS SUSTAINED. HEADING WAS LOST DUE TO FLAT TIRE AND PILOT UNABLE TO CONTROL HEADING WITH A FLAT TIRE.