# Incident 20060906018049I: Rans SL7S, Kansas City, MO, September 6, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2506A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2506A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-7LS (registry code 0600011, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS SL7S
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 6 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060906018049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) LIGHT-SPORT AIRPLANE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM HAYES, KANSAS (HYS) TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI). SURFACE WIND 360 DEGREES @ 8 KNOTS AND THE PILOT MADE A THREE POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 1L. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AND DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUT ON THE RUDDER CONTROLS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL GROUND ROLL BY USE OF BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT TAIL RAISED UP RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT FOUND THAT THE TAIL WHEEL UNIT FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLOSED.

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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