Evolution Trikes REVO N145PT
21 August 2018 · Hawthorne, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2018 at about 19:30 local time, a Evolution Trikes REVO registered N145PT, operated by Pacific Blue Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawthorne, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne (HHR)
- Coordinates
- 33.9228, -118.3336
- Aircraft
- Evolution Trikes REVO
- Registration
- N145PT
- Year built
- 2010
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pacific Blue Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hawthorne → Hawthorne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA499
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain lateral control of the weight-shift-controlled aircraft during the landing flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor in the weight-shift-controlled aircraft reported that, during a demonstration flight, during the landing flare, he observed the wind sock shift 90°, and he felt a violent wind gust from the left that lifted the left wing. He attempted to lower the left wing, but the right wing impacted the ground, and the aircraft cartwheeled before coming to rest. The flight instructor reported that, after the accident, an airport worker reported to him that he had been caught in a "dust devil." The weight-shift-controlled aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the weight-shift-controlled aircraft that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 13 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 230° at 8 knots. The weight-shift-controlled aircraft landed on runway 25.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evolution Trikes REVO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2016 | Evolution Trikes REVO | Newark, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 2014 | Evolution Trikes REVO | South Haven, Michigan, United States | Evolution Aircraft Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Evolution Trikes REVO | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | Birds In Paradise LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 May 2014 | Evolution Trikes REVO | Williamsburg, Virginia, United States | Williams John D | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2010 | Evolution Trikes REVO | Eleele, Hawaii, United States | Birds in Paradise LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Jan 2018 | Robinson R44 | Newport Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 2018 | Piper PA28 | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |