# NTSB ATL00LA090: Jack McDaniel Rans S12XL, N823S, Homestead, FL, September 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 9, 2000, 18:35 local (22:35 UTC) - Place: Homestead, FL - Coordinates: 25.489576, -80.510032 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4896&lon=-80.5100&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51039 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL00LA090 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51039/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA090 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare during landing which collapsed the landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis A witness to the accident stated that he was watching the airplane conduct touch and go landings on runway 27. 'While attempting a landing, the pilot flared and stalled the plane at what appeared to be 15 feet above the ground. The aircraft dropped almost vertically and severed the left main gear on impact.' Winds on the day of the accident were 340 at 3 knots. According to the pilot in a written statement; 'I made a hard landing on runway 27U (grass ultra-light strip) at Homestead General Airport, Florida (X-51) causing the tire on the left main gear to blow.' The wheel pant and blown tire dragged in tall grass separating the left main gear, substantially damaging the airframe. ## Factual narrative On September 9, 2000, at 1835 eastern daylight time, a Jack McDaniel Rans Model S12XL Homebuilt Airplane, N823S, collapsed the left main landing gear during landing on runway 27, at the Homestead General Airport, in Homestead, Florida. The airplane was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight originated from Homestead General Airport, in Homestead, Florida, at 1725. A witness to the accident stated that he was watching the airplane conduct touch and go landings on runway 27. "While attempting a landing, the pilot flared and stalled the plane at what appeared to be 15 feet above the ground. The aircraft dropped almost vertically and severed the left main gear on impact." Winds on the day of the accident were 340 at 3 knots. According to the pilot in a written statement: "I made a hard landing on runway 27U (grass ultra-light strip) at Homestead General Airport, Florida (X-51) causing the tire on the left main gear to blow." The wheel pant and blown tire dragged in tall grass separating the left main gear, substantially damaging the airframe. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N823S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823S-2001-06-04), registration cancelled 2001-06-04, S/N 01960685 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Jack McDaniel RANS S12XL - Registry model: [Mcdaniel Jack RANS S12](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdaniel-jack-rans-s12) (registry code 05603HV) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 01960685 - Airframe hours: 225 - Engines: Rotax 503ULDCD1 52 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Carl G. Smedal - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 27, 1999, 46 hours before - Departed: X51 - Airport: X51, Homestead Gen. Aviation, runway 27, 1,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 462 total, 190 in this make and model, 341 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 3 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: HST, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000909009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909009359A), Sep 9, 2000: Homestead, FL, No damage. (-23) Pilot was doing touch and go landing at X51 rwy 27. During landing the pilot flared to high resulting in a hard landing. The left main landing gear was… ## Other investigations on N823S (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 ATL01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA034), Feb 10, 2001: Jack McDaniel Rans S-12 (N823S), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain flying speed during a soft field takeoff, that resulted in the loss of control and a stall/ spin. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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