Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT N545N

Summary

On 7 July 2011 at about 19:00 local time, a Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT registered N545N, operated by Airhaven Inc, was involved in an accident near Soda Springs, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 2011 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Soda Springs, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Allen H Tigert Airport (U78)

Coordinates

42.5922, -111.5756

Aircraft

Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT

Registration

N545N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Airhaven Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gooding → Rocksprings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA323

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a cross country flight, the student pilot diverted to an unfamiliar airport due to deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot elected to touch down long because of the presence of a road near the approach end of the runway. The pilot reported that he flared too aggressively and the airplane bounced, and yawed to the right. The pilot applied left rudder to try and correct the airplane's yaw, and the nose gear collapsed when the airplane touched down the second time. Subsequently, the airplane slid off the runway to the right, and the elevator was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.