Evolution REVO N611TX

Summary

On 10 October 2010 at about 22:00 local time, a Evolution REVO registered N611TX, operated by DOJ/Sherrif's Association, was involved in an accident near Gransonville, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 October 2010 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gransonville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Talisman Farm (NONE)

Coordinates

38.9300, -76.2000

Aircraft

Evolution REVO

Registration

N611TX

Engines

1

Operator

DOJ/Sherrif's Association

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stevensville → Gransonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and the certificated flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the certificated flight instructor (CFI), he was giving instruction to another pilot who was not rated in special light sport weight-shift airplanes. During touchdown, the airplane bounced and the CFI instructed the pilot undergoing instruction (PUI) to perform a go-around. The PUI pushed the control bar and the airplane stalled. The airplane to roll to the left and the left wingtip contacted the ground, resulting in the airplane tumbling in a cartwheel-type movement. The CFI stated that the PUI was seated in the rear seat and therefore had more leverage than his controls. Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed damage was sustained to fuselage structure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.