# Accident 20160408003939A: Tl Ultralight Sro TL-3000 SIRIUS, South St. Paul, MN, April 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: South St. Paul, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8575° N, 93.0331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8575&lon=-93.0331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight Sro TL-3000 SIRIUS (registry code 0600078, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-tl-3000-sirius) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT SRO TL-3000 SIRIUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 13 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408003939A

## Narrative

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

ON SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, A PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT SOUTH SAINT PAUL AIRPORT, MINNESOTA.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A LANDING ATTITUDE ATTITUDE DURING THE TRANSITION TO LANDING.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BENT FORWARD RESULTING IN FIREWALL DAMAGE AND SEPARATION FROM STRENGTHENING SUPPORTS.  ADDITIONALLY, THE  PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE TIP OF EACH BLADE WAS MISSING.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP SINCE IT WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE RIGHT.

## 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 GAA16CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA189), Apr 8, 2016: TL Ultralight Sro TL-3000 Sirius (N726T), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper landing flare in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.

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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