# Incident 20160516006179I: Rans Inc S-7S, Rockingham, NC, May 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Rockingham, NC
- Airport: Richmond County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8913° N, 79.7596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND COUNTY (RCZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8913&lon=-79.7596&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 INC S-7S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 934 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516006179I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20070501825119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501825119I), May 1, 2007: Rans RANSS7S (N2649), Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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