# Accident 20180819015999A: Marynik Jerome J RANS S6S, Painton, MO, August 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2018, 13:51 local time
- Place: Painton, MO
- Airport: Eaa Ch 453 Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0864° N, 89.7939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0864&lon=-89.7939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marynik Jerome J RANS S6S (registry code 056207H, https://openairdocs.org/model/marynik-jerome-j-rans-s6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARYNIK JEROME J RANS S6S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 12 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA518) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180819015999A

## Narrative

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

AT THE CONCLUSION OF A VFR FLIGHT FROM DEXTER AIRPORT (KDXE) TO PAINTON, MO, (EAA AIRPORT 453) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACCOMPLISH A LANDING TO THE SOUTH ON THE TURF RUNWAY. THE WIND AT THIS TIME WAS LIGHT AND GENERALLY SOUTHERLY. HOWEVER, ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH FORWARD MOTION ON THE CONTROL YOKE, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TOUCH DOWN NOSE GEAR FIRST. ON IMPACT THE NOSEGEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE, A BROKEN PROPELLER BLADE, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, DAMAGE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER NOSE COWLINGS AND THE BROKEN NOSEWHEEL STRUT.

## 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 GAA18CA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA518), Aug 19, 2018: Rans Rans S6S (N107SJ), Painton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.

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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