Hard landing Accident Rans S-6S N107SJ, Sunday 19 August 2018

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Date:	Sunday 19 August 2018
Time:	12:51 LT
Type:	Rans S-6S
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N107SJ
MSN:	07041601
Year of manufacture:	2010
Total airframe hrs:	422 hours
Engine model:	Rotax 912ULS
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Painton, Missouri - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Dexter Municipal Airport, MO (KDXE)
Destination airport:	Painton, MO (KPVT)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced and then landed hard in a nose-down attitude. The propeller stuck the ground, and then the airplane slid and came to rest nose down.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine truss and mount.

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.

Accident investigation: