# Accident 20200115003589A: South Florida Ultralights Inc VANS RV-9, Coleman, FL, January 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2020, 10:30 local time
- Place: Coleman, FL
- Airport: Freeflight International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8094° N, 82.0664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8094&lon=-82.0664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235LS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOUTH FLORIDA ULTRALIGHTS INC VANS RV-9
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200115003589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD PERFORMED 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS AND THEN WAS GOING TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO. THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF AND HE PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT.  THEN HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN.  WHEN THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT HE SAID HE NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS WERE STILL IN THE FULL DOWN 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 ERA20CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA075), Jan 15, 2020: Vans Vans RV 9 (N235LS), Coleman, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane for takeoff, which resulted in premature liftoff, loss of control, and collision with terrain.

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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