# Accident 20111016024949A: Pipistrel SINUS 912, Greenfield, IN, October 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2011, 14:45 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0306° N, 86.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0306&lon=-86.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9013H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9013H-2023-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel SINUS 912 (registry code 05617MN, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-sinus-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL SINUS 912
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 334 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111016024949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 PM LCL THE PILOT RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT FROM A VISIT TO LOUISVILLE, KY, BOWMAN FIELD. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, FLYING A PIPISTREL SINUS CARBON FIBER ROTAX 912 POWERED TOURING MOTOR GLIDER WITH 15 METER WINGS. THE WINDS HAD BUILT SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE DEPARTURE FROM BOWMAN FIELD AND WERE ABOVE WHAT HAD BEEN FORECASTED.UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, AWOS REPORTED WINDS FROM 240 DEGREES TO 270 DEGREES AT 20KTS, GUSTING TO 28KTS. THE PILOT FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN AND FINAL.  DURING THE FLARE AT APPROXIMATELY 4O KTS INDICATED, A GUST CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP 3 TO 5 FEET AND ANGLED 15 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE BY THE PILOT'S ESTIMATE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED 300 FEET WHEN THE PILOT STATED "ANOTHER GUST OR THE SAME GUST - IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST" HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ANOTHER 150 FEET AND CAME TO A STOP 20 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT IN A NOSE OVER POSITION ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING.THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SPINNER, TAIL WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT, RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE, AND RIGHT SIDE FLOOR PAN.THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON SCENE.UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE WAS OPERATING WITH FLAPS 1 DURRING THE APPROACH AND LANDING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA038), Oct 16, 2011: Pipistrel Sinus 912 (N9013H), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the motor-glider while landing in gusty wind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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