# Accident 20110821020749A: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS, Joplin, MO, August 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2011, 16:14 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1517° N, 94.4981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1517&lon=-94.4981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans Designs S-7LS (registry code 059035T, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS DESIGNS INC S-7LS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 19 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA590) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821020749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A 3-POINT LANDING ON RWY 13 AT KJLN (DRY, LEVEL, PAVED SURFACE). LAST REPORTED WIND (AT 2053Z, OR 21 MIN PRIOR) WAS FROM 020 DEGREES AT 4 KTS, YIELDING A CROSSWIND FACTOR OF APPROXIMATELY 2 KTS AND A TAILWIND FACTOR OF APPROXIMATELY 2 KTS.AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT DURING ROLLOUT, PICKING UP THE LEFT WING. PILOT OVER-COMPENSATED WITH BOTH RUDDER AND AILERON, RESULTING IN A GROUND-LOOP. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN11CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA590), Aug 21, 2011: Rans Designs S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.

## Other reports on N544RS (2)

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

- [Incident 20230507007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230507007279I), May 7, 2023: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. The aircraft touched down on runway 13 with a crosswind. Reported winds at the time of the incident were reported 200 degrees at 13 knots. The pilots stated…
- [Incident 20210306000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210306000849I), Mar 6, 2021: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. Pilot stated that after main gear touchdown, a wind gust from the left started to push the airplane to the right, upon correction the plane started to…

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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