# NTSB WPR24LA144: Rans S7, N92NP, Hemet, CA, April 30, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: April 30, 2024, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Coordinates: 33.73499, -117.02189 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7350&lon=-117.0219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA144
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194218/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA144

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05641J2), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that while he started to flare for landing, the airplane encountered a gust of wind from the left, which he counteracted by lowering the left wing. Shortly after, the left main landing gear contacted the runway, and the airplane abruptly veered to the left. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway, and the right main landing gear collapsed, which resulted in in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preexisting mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 22, with wind from 150° at 8 knots, gusting to 12 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92NP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92NP), registered now, S/N 0911564, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S7 (S)
- Registry model: [Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/plucinski-david-j-rans-s-7s-courier) (registry code 05641J2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 0911564
- Year built: 2023
- Airframe hours: 76
- Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 13, 2023, 76 hours before
- Departed: F70, Temecula, CA
- Destination: HMT, Hemet, CA
- Airport: HMT, Hemet-Ryan, runway 04/22, 2,014 × 25 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 16, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 2,553 total, 89 in this make and model, 2,553 as pilot in command, 18.7 in the last 90 days, 7.6 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KRIV, 15 nm away
- METAR: KRIV 301955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW200 25/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02540100

## 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 20240430006379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240430006379A), Apr 30, 2024: Plucinski David J RANS S-7S COURIER, Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. On April 30, 2024, at approximately 14:00 local time, a rans S7S single-engine piston-powered fixed-wing aircraft, ran off the runway while attempting land and…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 19, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194218. 2.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17135844&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo array-courtesy of the pilot (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 549 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17175549&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf

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.

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