# Incident 20230510004699I: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300, Edwards, CA, May 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Edwards, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9261° N, 117.9351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9261&lon=-117.9351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300UY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300UY-2026-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230510004699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SNAP ROLL WHEN THE RIGHT-HAND RUDDER CABLE BROKE. HE WAS ABLE TO FLY BACK TO EDW AND ON LANDING HE DID NOT HAVE ANY RUDDER AUTHORITY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON ROLL OUT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT-HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPED CAUSING THE RIGHT-HAND WING TIP AND PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N300UY (1)

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

- [Incident 20081228853909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081228853909I), Dec 28, 2008: Extra EA300 (N300UY), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft was used for aerobatic flight training. The incident occurred on the first landing of the day. The student pilot was flying the airacraft…

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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