# Accident 20221015020809A: Aeroprakt Manufacturing Sp Zoo A22LS, Prescott, AZ, October 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2022, 09:04 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott Regional Airport-Erne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270L-2026-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeroprakt Manufacturing SP Zoo A22LS (registry code 06001A0, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeroprakt-manufacturing-sp-zoo-a22ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRAKT MANUFACTURING SP ZOO A22LS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 752 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221015020809A

## Narrative

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

PRESCOTT, AZ (PRC): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AEROPRAKT MANUFACTURING SP ZOO, A22LS, PRC-PRC, WHILE DOING TOUCH-AND-GO'S ON RUNWAY 21R THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A SIGN, AND FLIPPED OVER IN A RAVINE. POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR23LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA015), Oct 15, 2022: Aeroprakt Manufacturing SP Zoo A22LS (N270L), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a wind gust, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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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