# Incident 20120516007679I: Pipistrel SINUS 912, Denver, CO, May 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2012, 17:50 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81028, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel SINUS 912 (registry code 05617MN, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-sinus-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL SINUS 912
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,235 total, 74 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120516007679I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:50 HOURS MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N81028, AN PIPISTREL, MODEL SINUS 912, GLIDER  SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING REPOSITIONING AT CENTENNIAL (KAPA) CO.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

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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