- Date
- April 16, 2024, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Carson City, NV · KCXP
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N976BGEvolution Revo
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20240416003409A
- Case key
- 194109
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
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 flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings.
Analysis
The flight instructor reported that it was the first takeoff in a weight-shift control aircraft for the pilot receiving instruction. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft veered left and then right, then rolled on its side and exited the runway. According to the flight instructor, the pilot receiving instruction made “reverse command” control inputs which led to side-to-side oscillations, which progressed without correction from the flight instructor. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N976BG
- Reported as
- Evolution Revo
- Category
- Weight-shift
- Serial number
- 000620
- Built
- 2017
- Airframe hours
- 427
- Engine
- Rotax 912 IS, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ultimate Flight, LLC
- Registered owner
- Ultimate Flight, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 12, 2023 · 27 hours before
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Airport
- CXP · Carson City, runway 27, 6,101 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Electronic multifunction display
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 67
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Private, Sport Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Sport pilot
- Last flight review
- July 12, 2022
- Seat
- Rear
- Restraint
- Lap only
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 45
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 14, 2024
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- Lap only
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 4 in this make and model · 6,100 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.22 inHg
- Observed at
- CXP, 1 nm away
- METAR
- KCXP 161635Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 11/00 A3022 RMK AO2
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2025, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 3.1 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.