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FAA incident report · Rans Designs S-19LS · Burlington, IA · October 31, 2018

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Date
October 31, 2018 · 13:15 local
Place
Burlington, IA
Airport
Private Grass Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N233RD
Reported as
Rans Designs S-19LS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,419 total409 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N233RDRegistered now · Rans Designs S-19LSS/N 05090069LS · Built 2015Airframe modelRans Designs S-19LSEngine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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On October 31, 2018 N233RD a light sport Rans S19 departed Burlington, IA (kbrl) under VFR flight rules for his private farm Grass strip 20 miles north of brl. The winds were light and variable and unlimited ceiling and visibility. The approach to the Grass strip was normal. The runway length is 1420 feet and the Rans S19 computed landing distance is 350 feet. The pilot was planning to bleed off extra approach speed in the flare and land. During the flare the aircraft hit a high spot in the runway thus causing a bounce. Power was applied to go around and recover from the bounce, but corrections to the bounce were late and the aircraft began a pilot induced pitch oscillation. During the oscillations the nose gear impacted the runway and failed. This caused the prop to strike the ground which resulted in damage to both propeller blades. The aircraft came to a stop off the edge of the Grass strip. The uninjured pilot exited the aircraft and immediately reported the incident to NTSB and the roc.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 31, 2018 N233RD A LIGHT SPORT RANS S19 DEPARTED BURLINGTON, IA (KBRL) UNDER VFR FLIGHT RULES FOR HIS PRIVATE FARM GRASS STRIP 20 MILES NORTH OF BRL. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND UNLIMITED CEILING AND VISIBILITY. THE APPROACH TO THE GRASS STRIP WAS NORMAL. THE RUNWAY LENGTH IS 1420 FEET AND THE RANS S19 COMPUTED LANDING DISTANCE IS 350 FEET. THE PILOT WAS PLANNING TO BLEED OFF EXTRA APPROACH SPEED IN THE FLARE AND LAND. DURING THE FLARE THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HIGH SPOT IN THE RUNWAY THUS CAUSING A BOUNCE. POWER WAS APPLIED TO GO AROUND AND RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE, BUT CORRECTIONS TO THE BOUNCE WERE LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A PILOT INDUCED PITCH OSCILLATION. DURING THE OSCILLATIONS THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE EDGE OF THE GRASS STRIP. THE UNINJURED PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO NTSB AND THE ROC.