# Accident 20130412006029A: Atkins ACRO-SPORT, Morse, LA, April 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Morse, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1503° N, 92.4839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1503&lon=-92.4839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atkins ACRO-SPORT (registry code 0564609, https://openairdocs.org/model/atkins-acro-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ATKINS ACRO-SPORT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,836 total, 70 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130412006029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS INITIATING A VERTICAL CLIMB TO 3000 FEET TO PERFORM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND LOST ELEVATOR AUTHORITY.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE THROTTLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT PITCH ALONG WITH THE REMAINING FUNCTIONAL ROLL AND YAW CONTROLS TO STEER AIRCRAFT.

PILOT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO MAINTAIN PITCH ATTITUDE, PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 2500 FEET DEPLOYING HIS PARACHUTE LANDING WITH A MINOR LACERATION TO ANKLE.

THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PASTURE AT A HIGH ANGLE AND HIGH RATE, DESTROYING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN13LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA225), Apr 12, 2013: Atkins ACRO-SPORT I (N5897), Midland, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left elevator torque tube due to poor quality welds by the manufacturer, which resulted in the loss of pitch control.

## Other reports on N5897 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880721027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027719A), Jul 21, 1988: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N5897), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Landed in a soft dirt field and flipped over.

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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