# Incident 20230507007279I: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS, Joplin, MO, May 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2023, 09:48 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Airport: Joplin Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1532° N, 94.4988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOPLIN RGNL (JLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1532&lon=-94.4988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans Designs S-7LS (registry code 059035T, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS DESIGNS INC S-7LS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 198 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230507007279I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 13 WITH A CROSSWIND. REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE REPORTED 200 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS. THE PILOTS STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING RIGHT. THE STUDENT TRIED INCREASING LEFT RUDDER PRESSURE, TO CORRECT THE DRIFT, THE BRAKE WAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED. BECAUSE THE TAILWHEEL WAS STILL OFF THE GROUND, THE BRAKING ACTION CAUSED THE NOSE TO GO DOWN STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY

## Other reports on N544RS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210306000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210306000849I), Mar 6, 2021: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. Pilot stated that after main gear touchdown, a wind gust from the left started to push the airplane to the right, upon correction the plane started to…
- [Accident 20110821020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821020749A), Aug 21, 2011: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a 3-point landing on rwy 13 at kjln (dry, level, paved surface). Last reported wind (at 2053Z, or 21 min prior) was from 020 degrees at 4 KTS,…

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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