# Accident 20120921021729A: Fly Hard Trike Inc SKYCYCLE STING RAY, Gulfport, MS, September 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4044° N, 89.0686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4044&lon=-89.0686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86862-2013-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fly Hard Trike SKYCYCLE STING RAY (registry code 05903JA, https://openairdocs.org/model/fly-hard-trike-skycycle-sting-ray) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY HARD TRIKE INC SKYCYCLE STING RAY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 32 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA570) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921021729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 18 AT (KGPT) GULFPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT VIOLENTLY LIFTED UPWARD IN WITH HE LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT  SLAMMED HARD NOSE FIRST AGAINST THE RUNWAY.PILOT RECEIVED MINOR LACERATIONS AND ABRASIONS AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO BOTH ANKLES.THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA570), Sep 21, 2012: Fly Hard Trike Skycycle Sting RAY (N86862), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control after an unexpected wind gust/turbulence encounter during landing.

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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