# Incident 20070501825119I: Rans RANSS7S, Wadsworth, OH, May 1, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0282° N, 81.7981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELTZIEN SKYPARK (15G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0282&lon=-81.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2649, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-7S (registry code 059012H, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS RANSS7S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501825119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING AND ATTEMPTING TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN HIS NEW AIRCRAFT AT HIS HOME AIRPORT. DURING LANDING ROLL HE LET THE AIRCRAFT YAW TO THE RIGHT AND HE DID NOT APPLY LEFT RUDDER QUICKLY ENOUGH. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT GEAR BROKE OFF DROPPING THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A HALT. NO INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ KNEW WHAT HE DID WRONG AND WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. HE ADMITS THAT HE NEEDS MORE EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N2649 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160516006179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516006179I), May 16, 2016: Rans Inc S-7S (N2649), Rockingham, NC, Minor damage. On final approach [privacy data omitted] flared to high and tried to correct it, but began to porpoise. When he coaxed the stick forward to settle on the main…

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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