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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Benoit Leclair RANS S-7S · Bryce Canyon, UT · June 9, 2023

Date: June 9, 2023 · 08:12 local
Place: Bryce Canyon, UT
Airport: Bryce Canyon
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56QC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA228
Reported as: Benoit Leclair Rans S-7S
Reported engine: ROTAX 914 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 317 total317 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N56QCRegistered now · Benoit Leclair RANS S-7SS/N 0215610 · Built 2016 Airframe modelBenoit Leclair RANS S-7S Engine modelRotax 914 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 9, 2023 at 0608 MST, the PIC of privacy data omitted departed UT9 on a VFR flight to bce. The flight was uneventful and at 0750 the PIC began descent to runway 21. The sun was rising behind the aircraft casting long shadow in line with the runway. During final assent/touch down, the PIC believed the aircraft to be closer to the runway than what it actually was and after correction, impacted hard. This caused the aircraft to bounce on the main landing gear. The PIC struggled to recover and chose to apply full throttle in an attempt to become airborne and go around for another attempt. The aircraft became airborne; however, part of the landing gear and the propeller clipped the top of the bushes along the runway. The aircraft stalled and touched down in a nose down attitude impacting terrain with the nose and right wing before coming to a stop in the gravel. Both PIC and passenger were able to exit the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 9, 2023 AT 0608 MST, THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED UT9 ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BCE. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AT 0750 THE PIC BEGAN DESCENT TO RUNWAY 21. THE SUN WAS RISING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT CASTING LONG SHADOW IN LINE WITH THE RUNWAY. DURING FINAL ASSENT/TOUCH DOWN, THE PIC BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY THAN WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS AND AFTER CORRECTION, IMPACTED HARD. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PIC STRUGGLED TO RECOVER AND CHOSE TO APPLY FULL THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE; HOWEVER, PART OF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE PROPELLER CLIPPED THE TOP OF THE BUSHES ALONG THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE IMPACTING TERRAIN WITH THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE GRAVEL. BOTH PIC AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

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 WPR23LA228Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBryce Canyon, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll and subsequent impact with terrain during go-around.Jun 9, 2023 · Substantial damage