# Accident 20171029021839A: Evolution Aircraft, Inc REVO, Milan, NH, October 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2017, 10:52 local time
- Place: Milan, NH
- Airport: Berlin Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5747° N, 71.1753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5747&lon=-71.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401HK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401HK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT, INC REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 657 total, 35 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171029021839A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/29/2017, N401HK FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF  RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN.  THE PIC WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE STEERING CENTERED AFTER THE PREVIOUS TOUCH AND GO, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA18CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA033), Oct 29, 2017: Evolution Revo (N401HK), Berlin, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to center the ground steering before landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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