# Accident 20100420033079A: Evolution T REVO, Hanapepe, HI, April 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hanapepe, HI
- Airport: Port Allen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.8969° N, 159.6032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORT ALLEN (PAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.8969&lon=-159.6032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98EV-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution Trikes REVO (registry code 060007T, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-trikes-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION T REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100420033079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

04/28/10 SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT WSC AIRCRAFT N98EV PILOTED BY GERRY CHARLEBOIS WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND EXECUTED A EMERGENCY LANDING TO A UNIMPROVED DIRT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SHARP RISE IN THE SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED IMPACTING THE GROUND AND CREATING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FRAME, WING, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE FAIRINGS. THE ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO THE NTSB AS A MINOR INCIDENT BY OMISSION OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AS A RESULT OF FURTHER FAA INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SCENE PRIOR TO FAA NOTIFICATION. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED OFF SITE. STATEMENTS WERE GATHERED FROM THE PILOT, HIS MECHANIC, THE PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT'S MANUFACTURE AND A WITNESS PILOT. ON 04/29/10 TWO FAA INSPECTORS FROM THE HNL FSDO CONDUCTED A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DURING THIS INVESTIGATION THE AIRCRAFTS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL FUEL SYSTEMS WERE TESTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N98EV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140311003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140311003439A), Mar 11, 2014: Evolution Trikes REVO (N98EV), Polihale, HI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Kauai, Hawaii: N98EV, a revolution trike Revo, light sport aircraft, crashed under unknown circumstances on the side of a mountain at Polihale beach. 2 POB,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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