Rans RANS S6S N107SJ

Summary

On 19 August 2018 at about 18:51 local time, a Rans RANS S6S registered N107SJ was involved in an accident near Painton, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 2018 at 18:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Painton, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt (PVT)

Coordinates

37.0864, -89.7939

Aircraft

Rans RANS S6S

Registration

N107SJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dexter → Painton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA518

2 people had minor injuries.

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

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

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.