Tl Ultralight Sro STING S3 accident near Sarasota, FL
On July 29, 2011, a Tl Ultralight Sro STING S3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sarasota, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 29, 2011
- Place
- Sarasota, FL
- Aircraft
- Tl Ultralight Sro STING S3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.291°N, 82.343°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110729X03107
Official records · ERA11LA427
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 29, 2011, about 1247 eastern daylight time, a special light sport airplane (SLSA) TL Ultralight sro TL 2000 Sting S3, N2442, registered to N2442 Aviation, LLC, operated by Universal Flight Training, LLC, descended uncontrolled and crashed into trees then the ground about 13 nautical miles southeast of the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 demonstration local flight from the SRQ airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the certified flight instructor (CFI) sustained serious injuries while the pilot-rated student sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from SRQ about 1230. The purpose of the flight was demonstration of the airplane to the pilot-rated student. The pilot-in-command (PIC) seated in the right seat advised the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector-in-charge (IIC) when interviewed while hospitalized the day after the accident that they were practicing stalls and he did not recall how or why the airplane entered a spin. The FAA-IIC reported that the PIC was unable to recover from a spin and the airplane continued in a spin until contacting a tree then the ground. The CFI was able to exit the airplane; however, due to his injuries, waited on the ground next to the airplane for rescue personnel. While trapped in the wreckage the pilot-rated student called 911 and advised the dispatcher of their last known position, and that they had crashed th
Probable cause
The inability of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to recover from an inadvertent spin following a stall demonstration for reasons that could not be determined because aircraft and engine examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded recovery from the spin. Contributing to the severity of the accident were the PIC’s failure to remove the airframe parachute system safety pin before t
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
