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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rainbow Skyreach BUSHCAT · Placerville, CA · January 19, 2024

Date
January 19, 2024 · 12:13 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N727KJ
Reported as
Rainbow Skyreach Bushcat
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While on a short final, pilot advised he

Lost control of the airplane's rudder, elevator, and ailerons. Pilot indicated he was approximately 300

Feet off the end of runway #23 and was traveling at approximately 40 mph. Pilot decided to attempt to

Land the airplane. Pilot advised the airplane crashed onto the runway on its landing gear. The airplane

Stayed upright and stopped on the runway.

The damage to the propeller was because the engine stayed on during

The landing of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON A SHORT FINAL, PILOT ADVISED HE

LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE'S RUDDER, ELEVATOR, AND AILERONS. PILOT INDICATED HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300

FEET OFF THE END OF RUNWAY #23 AND WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO

LAND THE AIRPLANE. PILOT ADVISED THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ONTO THE RUNWAY ON ITS LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE

STAYED UPRIGHT AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY.

THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS BECAUSE THE ENGINE STAYED ON DURING

THE LANDING OF THE AIRPLANE.