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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2 · Cal Nev Ari, NV · February 19, 2023

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Date
February 19, 2023 · 10:57 local
Place
Cal Nev Ari, NV
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2847H
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA111
Reported as
Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C Sportsman GS2
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,656 total729 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N2847HRegistered now · Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2S/N 7065 · Built 2008Airframe modelHasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Sunday 19 February 2023, the pilot intended to hike spirit mountain in the Nevada desert near cal-nev-ari, NV. It's on blm land just east of the 1L4 airport, designated for ohv use. The pilot stated the road seemed like a well-suited dirt road available to land (loran station rd).

The pilot stated the landing to the east was fine, but as he was rolling out to a parking place, the road started to narrow and get higher berms with bushes on either side. The aircraft wing tips started to get some scraping damage from the foliage and the leading edge skin got slightly beat up. The pilot decided to stop and turn around to a clear area. The pilot inspected the damage, he stated it was mostly cosmetic with some minor leading edge damage on both sides. The pilot considered it airworthy and decided to get a clear area to takeoff back to the west.

Approaching rotation speed the aircrafts left main wheel dropped into what the pilot perceived to be a soft sand rut, jerking the aircraft left in the narrow road. The left wing tip caught something on the higher terrain on the left side, and the aircraft briefly got airborne but cart-wheeled.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2023, THE PILOT INTENDED TO HIKE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN IN THE NEVADA DESERT NEAR CAL-NEV-ARI, NV. IT'S ON BLM LAND JUST EAST OF THE 1L4 AIRPORT, DESIGNATED FOR OHV USE. THE PILOT STATED THE ROAD SEEMED LIKE A WELL-SUITED DIRT ROAD AVAILABLE TO LAND (LORAN STATION RD).

THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING TO THE EAST WAS FINE, BUT AS HE WAS ROLLING OUT TO A PARKING PLACE, THE ROAD STARTED TO NARROW AND GET HIGHER BERMS WITH BUSHES ON EITHER SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WING TIPS STARTED TO GET SOME SCRAPING DAMAGE FROM THE FOLIAGE AND THE LEADING EDGE SKIN GOT SLIGHTLY BEAT UP. THE PILOT DECIDED TO STOP AND TURN AROUND TO A CLEAR AREA. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, HE STATED IT WAS MOSTLY COSMETIC WITH SOME MINOR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES. THE PILOT CONSIDERED IT AIRWORTHY AND DECIDED TO GET A CLEAR AREA TO TAKEOFF BACK TO THE WEST.

APPROACHING ROTATION SPEED THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED INTO WHAT THE PILOT PERCEIVED TO BE A SOFT SAND RUT, JERKING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT IN THE NARROW ROAD. THE LEFT WING TIP CAUGHT SOMETHING ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY GOT AIRBORNE BUT CART-WHEELED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA111Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCal-Nev-Ari, NVThe pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with known damage to the wing and his failure to maintain directional control during takeoff on rough terrain.Feb 19, 2023 · Substantial damage