20250315002159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stemme S10-VT · Kiowa, CO · March 15, 2025

Date
March 15, 2025 · 10:03 local
Place
Kiowa, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N237DB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA129
Reported as
Stemme S10-VT
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX-914 F2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,200 total123 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Flying from IV6 to apa. Near elizabeth, CO aircraft engine shut off, attempted to land on a road. Aircraft lost altitude shortly before landing. Landed on road. Cracks in tail boom. Crack in lower section of rudder. LH and RH wheels collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING FROM IV6 TO APA. NEAR ELIZABETH, CO AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT OFF, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE SHORTLY BEFORE LANDING. LANDED ON ROAD. CRACKS IN TAIL BOOM. CRACK IN LOWER SECTION OF RUDDER. LH AND RH WHEELS COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

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