# Accident 20240416003409A: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO, Carson City, NV, April 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2024, 09:45 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1923° N, 119.7325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1923&lon=-119.7325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240416003409A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 16, 2024 AT 0945 A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND ROLLED ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE WING, AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT OVERCORRECTED DUE TO IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO OCCILATE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE DID NOT APPLY CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUTS IN TIME.

## 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 ANC24LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA024), Apr 16, 2024: Evolution Revo (N976BG), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain control of the weight-shift control aircraft, during takeoff, which resulted in collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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