# Accident 20110409006519A: Rans Co S-12XL AIRAILE, Ft. Collins, CO, April 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ft. Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6339° N, 104.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6339&lon=-104.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3581S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581S-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-12XL AIRAILE (registry code 05903MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS CO S-12XL AIRAILE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 134 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110409006519A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA289), Apr 9, 2011: Rans S12 (N3581S), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent application of full right rudder during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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