Hard landing Accident Rans S-6S N107SJ,
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Date:Sunday 19 August 2018
Time:12:51 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic COY2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rans S-6S
Owner/operator:
Registration: N107SJ
MSN: 07041601
Year of manufacture:2010
Total airframe hrs:422 hours
Engine model:Rotax 912ULS
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Painton, Missouri -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dexter Municipal Airport, MO (KDXE)
Destination airport:Painton, MO (KPVT)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced and then landed hard in a nose-down attitude. The propeller stuck the ground, and then the airplane slid and came to rest nose down.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine truss and mount.

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: GAA18CA518
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB GAA18CA518

Location

Revision history:

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