Rans S7 accident near Hemet, California, April 30, 2024
On April 30, 2024 at about 9:00 pm local time, a 2023 Rans S7, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N92NP, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Hemet, California (Hemet-Ryan airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 30, 2024 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hemet, California · Hemet-Ryan · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rans S7 S, built 2023, amateur-built
- Registration
- N92NP · registry record · serial 0911564
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Other weather encounter during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Effect on operation
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,553 hours in all; 89 in this make and model; 18.7 in the last 90 days; 7.6 in the last 30 days; 2,553 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 16, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 76 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, November 13, 2023; 76 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912ULS (piston); 76 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F70 Temecula CA at 8:35 pm
- Destination: HMT Hemet CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 04/2, 2,014 ft by 25 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observation at 12:55 pm from KRIV, 15 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KRIV 301955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW200 25/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02540100
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR24LA144.