# Accident 20220116000709A: Leach Michael RANS S7S, Winnemucca, NV, January 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2022, 07:15 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9100° N, 117.7942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9100&lon=-117.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828S-2023-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leach Michael RANS S7S (registry code 05619IH, https://openairdocs.org/model/leach-michael-rans-s7s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEACH MICHAEL RANS S7S
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220116000709A

## Narrative

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

-UPON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT (APPROX. 6:30AM LOCAL), TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 22 DEG,

AND SKY CLEAR, WIND CALM

-A LAYER OF FROST WAS VISIBLE ON WINGS, PROP AND TAIL. PILOT SPENT THE NEXT 20 MINUTES REMOVING FROST FROM SURFACES USING RAGS/TOWELS.

-DUE TO LOW TEMPS, PILOT LET THE MOTOR WARM FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN BEFORE CONDUCTING STD. RUNUP AND PRE-FLIGHT CHECK PROCEDURE. NO ABNORMALITIES OBSERVED.

-FULL POWER APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF AND ENGINE WAS MAKING NORMAL POWER.

ROTATED AS NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AS NORMAL.

-IT BECAME CLEAR THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN A NORMAL CLIMB RATE.

-PILOT INITIATED SHALLOW (APPROX 10-15 DEG) TURN TO LEFT ATTEMPT TO LAND ON BISECTING TAXIWAY - THIS EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM.

-PILOT RETURNED TO RUNWAY HEADING TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD AND  STALLED BETWEEN 15-20FT ABOVE GROUND AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 ANC22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA013), Jan 16, 2022: Leach Michael Rans S7S (N828S), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure the airplane’s wings were free of contaminates before departure.

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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