# Accident 20111030024649A: Aeros Ltd TRIKE, Amherst, VA, October 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Amherst, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6069° N, 79.0178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6069&lon=-79.0178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6111F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6111F-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeros TRIKE (registry code 05903AD, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeros-trike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROS LTD TRIKE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 1 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111030024649A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 30, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:25, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM BUFFALO RIDGE AIRSPORTS AIRFIELD FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN HIS AEROS LIMITED TRIKE EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT WEIGHT SHIFT AIRCRAFT.  AFTER TAKING OFF ON A 160 HEADING THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A LEFT CIRCLING APPROACH BACK TO RUNWAY 16 AT 200-300 AGL, OVER SHOT A STRAIT APPROACH, MADE A STEEP RIGHT TURN FOR RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST RIGHT OF THE GRASS STRIP RUNWAY AT 18:30 LOCAL TIME.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS BACK.

## 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 ERA12CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA054), Oct 30, 2011: Aeros Trike (N6111F), Amherst, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate aircraft control and improper airspeed while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make…

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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