N5897R is a Vans Aircraft RV7A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Madison, MN. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2015. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2015
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The pilot reported that during his second flight, following the installation of a new autopilot, he noticed on short final that the mixture was set too lean. He further reported that "with a gloved hand" he pushed the mixture in to a richer setting; and accidently turned on the autopilot, which was located directly above the mixture control. The autopilot was set to navigation mode, heading mode, and altitude mode from a previous flight. The pilot reported that he was "fighting the auto pilot" and the airplane aerodynamically stalled, resulting in a hard landing.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
The pilot reported there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
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