Evolution REVOLT N912RE

Summary

On 4 October 2020 at about 16:30 local time, a Evolution REVOLT registered N912RE was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. One person was 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

4 October 2020 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Durango-La Plata County Airpor (KDRO)

Coordinates

37.1427, -107.7622

Aircraft

Evolution REVOLT

Registration

N912RE

Year built

2017

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA023

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing following a hard landing and failure of the right main tire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the weight-shift control aircraft when the right main tire failed and he lost directional control. He reported that the landing was hard, but he had landed hard before without issues. The aircraft rolled onto its side, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing structure. The tire was disposed of before it could be examined, but photographs of the tire showed it had failed and split down the center groove. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the weight-shift control aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.