# Accident 20200328000879A: Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT, Hurricane, UT, March 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2020, 16:17 local time
- Place: Hurricane, UT
- Airport: General Dick Stout Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1403° N, 113.3061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1403&lon=-113.3061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7997N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7997N-2021-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT (registry code 060001R, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-stingsport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT SRO STINGSPORT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,002 total, 60 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200328000879A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED JUST OFF END OF RUNWAY JUST AFTER DEPARTURE, JUST AFTER ENGINE SPUTTERED AND CUT OUT.

PIC STATED, RUN-UP WAS NORMAL, WITH A MAG DROP WELL WITHIN ROTAX REQUIREMENTS. PIC STATED ENGINE RAN SMOOTH BOTH ON TAXI, RUN-UP AND TAKE OFF ROLL.

PIC STATED ENGINE FAILED ABOUT 250-250 FT. OFF OF RUNWAY AT 60 KTS ON CLIMB WITH NO NOTICE RESULTING IN SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

PIC STATED, LOWERED NOSE PUMPED THROTTLE AND FLEW TO GROUND.

PIC STATED AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN SLIDE SIDEWAYS UNTIL COMPLETE STOP. PIC STATED AFTER HE SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS THEY THEN  EXITED AIRCRAFT, WITH PASSENGER AND PIC WHO WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR20LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA116), Mar 28, 2020: TL Ultralight Sro Stingsport (N7997N), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the ignition system as a result of foreign object damage.

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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