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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rans S-12XL AIRAILE · Ft. Collins, CO · April 9, 2011

Date: April 9, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place: Ft. Collins, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3581S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA289
Reported as: Rans S-12XL Airaile
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 439 total134 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N3581SRegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Rans S-12XL AIRAILES/N 10 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRans S-12XL AIRAILE Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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On April 9, 2011, at 12:00 MST, a Rans S-12XL airaile, N3581S, registered to yankeerans LLC, operated by pilot dave burton lundahl, certificate number privacy data omitted, just after takeoff from a private grass airstrip (C053) aborted flight and crashed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged, pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 9, 2011, AT 12:00 MST, A RANS S-12XL AIRAILE, N3581S, REGISTERED TO YANKEERANS LLC, OPERATED BY PILOT DAVE BURTON LUNDAHL, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP (C053) ABORTED FLIGHT AND CRASHED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11CA289Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Collins, COThe pilot's inadvertent application of full right rudder during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Apr 9, 2011 · Substantial damage