# Accident 20230609007169A: Benoit Leclair RANS S-7S, Bryce Canyon, UT, June 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2023, 08:12 local time
- Place: Bryce Canyon, UT
- Airport: Bryce Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7064° N, 112.1458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7064&lon=-112.1458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56QC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56QC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benoit Leclair RANS S-7S (registry code 05634PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/benoit-leclair-rans-s-7s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENOIT LECLAIR RANS S-7S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 317 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230609007169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA228), Jun 9, 2023: Benoit Leclair Rans S-7S (N56QC), Bryce Canyon, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll and subsequent impact with terrain during go-around.

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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