# Accident 20180507004909A: Amatuer Homebuilt SCORPION, Sebring, FL, May 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 27.4486° N, 81.3431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4486&lon=-81.3431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N534EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christopher Lord ELA 07 SCORPION (registry code 05636LH, https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-lord-ela-07-scorpion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMATUER HOMEBUILT SCORPION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,464 total, 40 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18TA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507004909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT AND COMPLETED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 1.  AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT EXIT TOWARDS TAXIWAY A2.  UPON TURNING THE AIRCRAFT THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT ROLL TO THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT.  THE ROLL EXCEEDED THE CRITICAL ANGLE AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL OVER STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE ROTOR SYSTEM.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES AND LIFTED OFF THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND CAME TO FINAL REST AFTER THE ROTOR SYSTEM STOPPED.

## 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 ERA18TA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA144), May 7, 2018: Christopher Lord ELA 07 Scorpion (N534EA), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to slow the gyroplane and maintain control while exiting the runway.

## Other reports on N534EA (1)

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

- [Accident 20171019011399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171019011399A), Oct 19, 2017: Ela SCORPION (N534EA), Seebring, FL, Minor damage. Upon arrival the aircraft was laying on its right side on taxiway alpha. After further investigation it appears as if the pilot took off from runway 1 and made…

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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