# Accident 20210115003239A: Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT, Hollywood, FL, January 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2021, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0012° N, 80.2407° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0012&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404N-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT (registry code 060001R, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-stingsport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT SRO STINGSPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 96 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210115003239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OPERATING LIGHT SPORT MODEL TL ULTRALIGHT SRO STINGSPORT S4 TL-2000 SERIAL NUMBER TLUSA115 UNDER PART 91 AND PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO?S. AIRCRAFT ENGINE ON APPROACH BACK TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) ENGINE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY THE POWER CAME BACK TO FULL POWER AND THE PILOTS STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE THE POWER SETTING (NOT RESPONDING).  AFTER INITIATING A GO AROUND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND COULD NOT BE INCREASE. PILOT DECIDE TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN OF 180 DECREES AND LAND ON THE GRASS WITH IN THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID TO A STOP SIDEWAYS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA21LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA103), Jan 15, 2021: TL Ultralight Sro Stingsport (N404N), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance and inspection of the fuel system, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot's mismanagement of the emergency approach and landing, which…

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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