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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Let L 33 SOLO · Reno, NV · May 22, 2011

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Date
May 22, 2011 · 14:30 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Airsailing
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N278BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA231
Reported as
Let L 33 Solo
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total7 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N278BARegistered now · Let L 33 SOLOS/N 940207Airframe modelLet L 33 SOLOEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Was landing runway 21 with a 5 knot head wind. A witness reported the aircraft appeared to stall about 5 feet above the ground. The aircraft turned right as the right wing impacted the ground. As the fuselage hit the ground the aircraft ground looped to the right and then left and left wing hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING RUNWAY 21 WITH A 5 KNOT HEAD WIND. A WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AS THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. AS THE FUSELAGE HIT THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN LEFT AND LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSparks, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 22, 2011 · Substantial damage