What happened
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0 Hours or training in make/ model
02/16/2016 Evolution aircraft Revo weight shift control, N107SB, departed runway 17 at bxk, then descended, contacted the ground very hard, then continued in motion approximately 175 feet until coming to a stop on its side on the west side of the runway.
Two eyewitnesses submitted accounts of the accident:
Eyewitness 1 was the privacy data omitted: stated the left wing dipped, then the nose went up to near vertical, then skidded over to the right (like a hammerhead) then appeared to turn upside down returned to the ground. He stated on vertical the power reduced (throttle is a foot pedal).
Eyewitness 2: stated the aircraft appeared to lift off slow, tilted to the left, then back to the right, then the nose pitched down in the right bank. She stated the aircraft appeared 15-20 feet off the ground, comparing the height to the relative wingspan of the aircraft. Eyewitness 2 does not recall the aircraft rolling upside down.
privacy data omitted Stated the pilot had never flown this aircraft prior to flying once with privacy data omitted, nor one like it before. He stated the pilot convinced him he was capable of flying the aircraft. privacy data omitted Stated he took the pilot on one flight in this aircraft prior to the accident flight, and the pilot got about 10 to 20 seconds of hands on flying time during that flight.
Although not required for this flight (sport pilot privileges)
Last medical certificate issued for this airman was in 2004.
It should be noted that it was stated by a former spouse that this pilot "was involved in an accident 10 to 12 years ago that left him with major injuries requiring 1-2 years of rehabilitation, and continuing headaches and back pain."
privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
0 HOURS OR TRAINING IN MAKE/ MODEL
02/16/2016 EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT REVO WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL, N107SB, DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT BXK, THEN DESCENDED, CONTACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD, THEN CONTINUED IN MOTION APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET UNTIL COMING TO A STOP ON ITS SIDE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
TWO EYEWITNESSES SUBMITTED ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCIDENT:
EYEWITNESS 1 WAS THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^: STATED THE LEFT WING DIPPED, THEN THE NOSE WENT UP TO NEAR VERTICAL, THEN SKIDDED OVER TO THE RIGHT (LIKE A HAMMERHEAD) THEN APPEARED TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN RETURNED TO THE GROUND. HE STATED ON VERTICAL THE POWER REDUCED (THROTTLE IS A FOOT PEDAL).
EYEWITNESS 2: STATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LIFT OFF SLOW, TILTED TO THE LEFT, THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT, THEN THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN IN THE RIGHT BANK. SHE STATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED 15-20 FEET OFF THE GROUND, COMPARING THE HEIGHT TO THE RELATIVE WINGSPAN OF THE AIRCRAFT. EYEWITNESS 2 DOES NOT RECALL THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING UPSIDE DOWN.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE PILOT HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO FLYING ONCE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NOR ONE LIKE IT BEFORE. HE STATED THE PILOT CONVINCED HIM HE WAS CAPABLE OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE TOOK THE PILOT ON ONE FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AND THE PILOT GOT ABOUT 10 TO 20 SECONDS OF HANDS ON FLYING TIME DURING THAT FLIGHT.
ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS FLIGHT (SPORT PILOT PRIVILEGES)
LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED FOR THIS AIRMAN WAS IN 2004.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT WAS STATED BY A FORMER SPOUSE THAT THIS PILOT "WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 10 TO 12 YEARS AGO THAT LEFT HIM WITH MAJOR INJURIES REQUIRING 1-2 YEARS OF REHABILITATION, AND CONTINUING HEADACHES AND BACK PAIN."
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NTSB investigation
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