# Incident 20210501007669I: Ryan R Bendure HARMON ROCKET II, St. Joseph, MO, May 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: St. Joseph, MO
- Airport: Rosecrans Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7719° N, 94.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSECRANS MEML (STJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7719&lon=-94.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan R Bendure HARMON ROCKET II (registry code 0563167, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-r-bendure-harmon-rocket-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-E4B5 (registry code 42342, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-e4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN R BENDURE HARMON ROCKET II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 540 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210501007669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING AS PART OF A FORMATION FLIGHT TEAM AT AN AIRSHOW. TEAM WAS PERFORMING A TAIL STAND AT SHOW CENTER. WIND WAS FROM BEHIND 20-30 MPH, GUSTS 40 MPH, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP TAIL FROM COMING UP HIGHER THAN DESIRED DURING A GUST AND HAD THE PROP STRIKE THE RAMP. PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND TAXI TO THE TIE DOWN AREA.

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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