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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rans S-7S · Rockingham, NC · May 16, 2016

Date
May 16, 2016 · 09:00 local
Place
Rockingham, NC
Airport
Richmond County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2649
Reported as
Rans S-7S
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,440 total934 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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 gear, the airplane came down hard -- splayed the

Gear and made a prop strike breaking one blade off at the root.

The right main tire rolled off the rim and the wheel came apart in pieces.

He exited the aircraft with no injuries.

Related ptrs: 201604286

As the FAA filed it

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 GEAR, THE AIRPLANE CAME DOWN HARD -- SPLAYED THE

GEAR AND MADE A PROP STRIKE BREAKING ONE BLADE OFF AT THE ROOT.

THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ROLLED OFF THE RIM AND THE WHEEL CAME APART IN PIECES.

HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

RELATED PTRS: 201604286

Other reports on N2649 · 1

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