# Incident 20240119021329I: Rainbow Skyreach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT, Placerville, CA, January 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2024, 12:13 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACERVILLE (PVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727KJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rainbow Skyreach BUSHCAT (registry code 069002N, https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-skyreach-bushcat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAINBOW SKYREACH (PTY) LTD BUSHCAT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240119021329I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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