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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boyd Kenneth C RANS S-19 · Ephraim, WI · July 6, 2016

Date: July 6, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place: Ephraim, WI
Airport: Ephraim-Gibraltar
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N39KB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16CA258
Reported as: Boyd Kenneth C Rans S-19
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total174 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N39KBRegistered now · Boyd Kenneth C RANS S-19S/N 080800028 · Built 2012 Airframe modelBoyd Kenneth C RANS S-19 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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On July 6, 2016, at 1430 central daylight time, an amateur built rans S19, N39KB, was substantially damaged during landing at Ephraim, Wisconsin (3D2). The pilot experienced dificulty in maintaining a stable approach, and the aircraft impacted the runway in a nose down attitude. The local flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 6, 2016, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT RANS S19, N39KB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT EPHRAIM, WISCONSIN (3D2). THE PILOT EXPERIENCED DIFICULTY IN MAINTAINING A STABLE APPROACH, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEphraim, WIThe pilot's decision to continue the landing from an unstabilized approach which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.Jul 6, 2016 · Substantial damage