# Accident 20150324004559A: Trick Trikes 582 CYCLONE STORM, Live Oak, FL, March 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2015, 18:45 local time
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2647° N, 82.9356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2647&lon=-82.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993RA-2024-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trick Trikes 582 CYCLONE STORM (registry code 05902FB, https://openairdocs.org/model/trick-trikes-582-cyclone-storm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRICK TRIKES 582 CYCLONE STORM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150324004559A

## Narrative

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

THIS FLIGHT INCLUDED A DPE FOR A CHECK RIDE, THE DPE INFORMATION IS NOT LISTED IN PILOT INFORMATION.

STUDENT PILOT WAS EXECUTING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING.

ENGINE FAILED WHEN TOLD TO GO AROUND.

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT END OF CLEARING.

AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:

FRAME OF TRIKE NEAR NOSE GEAR HAS SLIGHT BEND TO THE RIGHT.

RIGHT SIDE DIAGONAL FRAME TUBE SIGNIFICANTLY BENT.

INSTRUMENT PANEL POD BROKEN OFF OF FRAME.

PROPELLER IS A FIXED PITCH THREE BLADE TYPE AND HAD IMPACT DAMAGE ON ONE BLADE.

APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK AND DID NOT APPEAR CONTAMINATED.

ENGINE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY APPARENT DAMAGE.

REMOVED BOTH CARBURATOR FUEL BOWLS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY CONTAMINATION. REINSTALLED CARBURATOR FUEL BOWLS.

FUELED AIRCRAFT WITH RECOVERED FUEL, REMOVED DAMAGED PROPELLER AND RAN ENGINE IN AN IDLE ONLY/NO LOAD CONDITION.

ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND RAN WITH NO ISSUES..

AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND LOGS INSPECTED WITH NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS.

CURRENT INSPECTION ON 4/14/2014 AT HOBBS TIME 180.0

NO 100 HOUR REQUIRED.

## 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 ERA15LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA168), Mar 24, 2015: Trick Trikes 582 Cyclone Storm (N993RA), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot applicant’s failure to clear the engine during a prolonged descent of a simulated engine failure and his subsequent rapid throttle input at the completion of the maneuver, which…

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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