Aeroprakt Manufacturing Sp Zoo A22LS N270L

Summary

On 15 October 2022 at about 16:02 local time, a Aeroprakt Manufacturing Sp Zoo A22LS registered N270L was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, 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

15 October 2022 at 16:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Prescott Regional Airport (KPRC)

Coordinates

34.6548, -112.4192

Aircraft

Aeroprakt Manufacturing Sp Zoo A22LS

Registration

N270L

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA015

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a wind gust, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while conducting a touch-and-go landing, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the right, that lifted the right wing. The airplane departed the runway surface onto grass and impacted a runway sign. As a result of the impact, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.