# Accident 20100303028349A: Monroig Ped RANS S-6S, Mayaguez, PR, March 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2010, 13:35 local time
- Place: Mayaguez, PR
- Airport: Eugenio M Hostos
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 18.2556° N, 67.1483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2556&lon=-67.1483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514PM-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monroig Pedro J RANS S-6S (registry code 05619VR, https://openairdocs.org/model/monroig-pedro-j-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONROIG PED RANS S-6S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 14 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100303028349A

## Narrative

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

MR. RODRIGUEZ DEPARTED FROM THE PATILLAS AIRPORT (X-64) ON N514PM ENROUTE TO THE MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT (MAZ) APROX. AT 12:30PM LOCAL TIME. AT THE MAZ AIRPORT HE MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 9, AND PROCEED TO MAKE A LEFT PATTERN. ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN R-09 THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PORPOISING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RUNWAY. AT THAT MOMENT HE WAS OBSERVED GOING AROUND, NOSE DOWN, TURNING LEFT  IMPACTING THE GROUND ABOUT 200 FEETS NORTH OF RUNWAY 9.EMERGENCY PERSONNEL REMOVED MR. RODRIGUEZ   FROM HIS SEAT,WHO WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.REVIEW OF MR. RODRIGUEZ PILOT LOGBOOK SHOWS THAT HE HAVE A TOTAL TIME OF 48 HOURS; 2 OF THOSE ON A CE-172, 46 IN ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFTS WITH 14 ON TYPE OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA158), Mar 3, 2010: Monroig Pedro J Rans S-6S (N514PM), Mayaguez, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The sport pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in crosswind conditions resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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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