# Accident 20160709006809A: Evolution Trikes REVO, Newark, IL, July 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2016, 10:15 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field Ltd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5175° N, 88.6044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5175&lon=-88.6044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9912S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9912S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution Trikes REVO (registry code 060007T, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-trikes-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION TRIKES REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160709006809A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 9, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0744 LOCAL TIME, N9912S, A LIGHT SPORT WEIGHT-SHIFT-CONTROL AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS FATALLY INJURED AND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL THE FOLLOWING DAY.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT  REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES.

THE WEATHER AT MORRIS AIRPORT, 10 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST, WAS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WITH CALM WINDS.

## 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 CEN16LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA263), Jul 9, 2016: Evolution Trikes Revo (N9912S), Newark, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience.

## Other reports on N9912S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140524006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524006889A), May 24, 2014: Evolution Trikes REVO (N9912S), Williamsburg, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot slowed aircraft for photo opportunity and lowered elevation. Aircraft began to stall and pilot attempted to add power. Pilot was unable to recover full…

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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