# Accident 20121110025389A: Lawson Ron RANS S-19, Crowley, LA, November 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2012, 12:20 local time
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2142° N, 92.2606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2142&lon=-92.2606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434KL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAWSON RON RANS S-19
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 736 total, 79 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121110025389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE WEST ON A GRASS RUNWAY WITH 10-15 KNOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. POOR CROSS-WIND LANDING TECHNIQUE CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO STRIKE THE GROUND UNUSUALLY HARD, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED END OVER END, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN13CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA064), Nov 10, 2012: Lawson Ron Rans S-19 (N434KL), Crowley, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and the airplane nosing over.

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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