# Accident 20161020021819A: Evolution Aircraft REVO, Carson City, NV, October 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2016, 08:15 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1956° N, 119.7350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1956&lon=-119.7350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,960 total, 470 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161020021819A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLIGHT REVIEW CHECK RIDE, THE LIGHT SPORT, WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT WENT TO FULL THROTTLE ON START UP.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TOWARDS A NEARBY AIRCRAFT SO THE PILOT MADE A SHARP TURN WITH A SUBSEQUENT ROLL OVER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FRONT PILOTS RIGHT FOOT THROTTLE LEVER WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY.

NOTE:  THE SINGLE BRAKE PEAL FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED AT THE FRONT PILOTS LEFT FOOT POSITION.

## 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 GAA17CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA039), Oct 20, 2016: Evolution Revo (N31PH), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's inadvertent application of throttle during the engine start, which led to an inadvertent acceleration and a roll-over.

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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