# Accident 20230219001689A: Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2, Cal Nev Ari, NV, February 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2023, 10:57 local time
- Place: Cal Nev Ari, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3159° N, 114.8114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3159&lon=-114.8114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2847H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2847H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2 (registry code 05627J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/hasbargen-w-hasbargen-c-sportsman-gs2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HASBARGEN W/HASBARGEN C SPORTSMAN GS2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,656 total, 729 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230219001689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA111), Feb 19, 2023: Glasair Sportsman (N2847H), Cal-Nev-Ari, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with known damage to the wing and his failure to maintain directional control during takeoff on rough 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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