# Incident 20120901021719I: Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT, Erie, CO, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 11:46 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2178° N, 105.0103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2178&lon=-105.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N898N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N898N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT (registry code 060001R, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-stingsport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT SRO STINGSPORT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 162 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA655](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA655) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901021719I

## Narrative

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

ON 9-1-2012, AIRCRAFT N898N, A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT,  EXPERIENCED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE HUB DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.  FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VMC.  NO INJURIES TO 2 POB.

## 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 CEN12LA655](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA655), Sep 1, 2012: TL Ultralight Sro Stingsport (N898N), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the wood propeller blades in flight. Contributing to the accident was the owner/operator’s failure to complete required inspections on the propeller within the specified interval,…

## Other reports on N898N (1)

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

- [Incident 20060904018279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060904018279I), Sep 4, 2006: Tlultr STINGSPORT (N898N), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot made a hard landing on runway 34 at Hawkins field (hks). The nose gear bounced approximately two times during landing. While taxiing onto…

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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