# Accident 20141018018879A: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L, Sebring, FL, October 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2014, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29ME-2015-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141018018879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO COUNTERACT HIS STUDENT?S INPUTS INTO THE WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROLS WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO HAVE A HARD LANDING, CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR AND TAIL CONTROL SURFACES.

PILOT STATEMENT: AFTER TAKEOFF THE WING CONTROL OF THIS WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT WAS RESTRICTED BY STUDENT INPUT. THE INDUCED ROLL AND A REDUCTION IN POWER RESULTED IN A BESIDE THE RUNWAY HARD LANDING

## 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 ERA15CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA020), Oct 18, 2014: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 L (N29ME), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent interference with the weight-shift capability of the airplane during the initial climb, resulting in a loss of airplane control and hard 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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