# Accident 20150131000879A: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO, Bushnell, FL, January 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2015, 10:43 local time
- Place: Bushnell, FL
- Airport: Flying W Airranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6836° N, 82.1575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6836&lon=-82.1575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150131000879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ZEPHYRHILLS ENROUTE TO FLYING W AIR RANCH (9FL1).  UPON ARRIVAL, THE PIC MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO ENTER THE PATTERN AND CIRCLED ABOVE THE AIRPORT DUE TO A LARGE VOLUME OF FLIGHT ACTIVITY THERE.  WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY TO BACKTAXI.  THE PIC ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH, FLY OVER THE AIRCRAFT, AND EXTEND HIS LANDING SPOT.  IN DOING SO HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DECAY TO A CRITICAL POINT, APPEARING TO HAVE STALLED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED, THEN MADE GROUND CONTACT ON THE NOSEGEAR RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER, COMING TO A FINAL RESTING POSITION INVERTED AND LEFT OF CENTERLINE.

## 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 ERA15CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA122), Jan 31, 2015: Evolution Revo (N40EV), Bushnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during approach in variable wind, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

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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