# NTSB LAX06LA112: Globe Swift GC-1A, N80715, Rancho Murieta, CA, February 12, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 12, 2006, 15:29 local (23:29 UTC) - Place: Rancho Murieta, CA - Coordinates: 39.486667, -121.101669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4867&lon=-121.1017&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63227 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06LA112 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63227/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA112 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - muddy (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis During the landing rollout on runway 22, the airplane veered off the runway to the right, encountered soft soil, and nosed over. The pilot thought that the right brake dragged, and then locked up after touchdown. The airplane veered to the right and nosed over in soft dirt after leaving the runway. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors examined the airplane and found no evidence of mechanical malfunction or lockup with the brake system. ## Factual narrative On February 12, 2006, at 1529 Pacific standard time, a Globe Swift GC-1A, N80715, veered off the runway and nosed over at Rancho Murieta, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed Willows, California, at 1420. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot submitted a written statement. He touched down on the centerline about 200 feet from the approach end of runway 22 at 60 miles per hour (mph). The pilot thought that the right brake dragged (without lockup) for about 125 feet, and the airplane veered off centerline. He also thought that the brake then locked up, and applied heavy right braking. However, the airplane departed the runway. It encountered soft wet earth, and nosed over. The pilot and passenger released their seatbelts/harnesses and exited the airplane after kicking out the canopy on the right side. The Federal Aviation Administration inspected the airplane's braking system and performed a functional test. They found no signs of brake malfunction or lockup. They also found no sign of wear on the tires that would indicate a brake malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80715](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80715-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 118, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Globe Swift GC-1A - Registry model: [Universal GLOBE GC-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1a) (registry code 9230110) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 118 - Airframe hours: 2340 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Walter G Boeck - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005 - Departed: WLW, Willows, CA - Destination: RIU, Rancho Murieta, CA - Airport: KRIU, Rancho Murieta, runway 22, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review May 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 5,404 total, 817 in this make and model, 5,045 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: MHR, 15 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060212003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212003159A), Feb 12, 2006: Swftms GC1A, Rancho Murieta, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 12, 2006, at 1443 hours PST, a globe swift, N80715, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] nosed over on landing at kriu (Rancho… ## Other investigations on N80715 (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR09LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA032), Nov 7, 2008: Universal Globe (N80715), Wallace, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation during cruise for unknown reasons that resulted in a loss of aircraft control. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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