# Accident 20240625007329A: Moles Kenneth RANS S-19, Independence, OR, June 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2024, 08:00 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8672° N, 123.1982° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8672&lon=-123.1982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N806GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moles Kenneth RANS S-19 (registry code 05631XF, https://openairdocs.org/model/moles-kenneth-rans-s-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOLES KENNETH RANS S-19
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240625007329A

## Narrative

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

JUNE 25, 2024, A STUDENT PILOT FLYING A RANS S-19 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 34 AT THE INDEPENDENCE OREGON AIRPORT 7S5.  THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO REBOUND BACK INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 2 MORE TIMES.  UPON SETTLING TO THE GROUND AFTER THE LAST REBOUND, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO THE GRAVEL ON THE WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR24LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA217), Jun 25, 2024: Moles Kenneth Rans S-19 (N806GK), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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