Rochette RANS S-12 XL N102EY

Summary

On 27 March 1997 at about 00:30 local time, a Rochette RANS S-12 XL registered N102EY was involved in an accident near Hays, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 March 1997 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hays, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Hays Municipal (HYS)

Coordinates

38.8703, -99.3110

Aircraft

Rochette RANS S-12 XL

Registration

N102EY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI97LA128

Nobody was injured.

the pilot improperly flared the airplane and the pilot's lack of experience in the type of airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner of the experimental airplane reported that he had recently completed building the airplane. The pilot had three hours of flight time in the airplane. The pilot/owner reported that he was practicing a no-flap landing. He crossed the runway threshhold at 55 miles per hour, but with a 'fast sink rate.' He added power and flared, but landed hard. The airplane skidded off the runway and hit a runway sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.