# Incident 20150709009309I: Pipistrel SINUS, Shelbyville, IL, July 9, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4103° N, 88.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4103&lon=-88.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N770WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Lsa SINUS (registry code 0600083, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-sinus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL SINUS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 9 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150709009309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM WILLINGTON, TN TO SHEBOYGAN WI IN A POWERED GLIDER "VFR ON-TOP" .  OVER SHELYVILLE IL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE PILOT SAID HE SAW A HOLE AND DECIDED TO LAND.  HE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE AIRPORT AND WAS FLYING OVER THE AIRPORT LOOKING FOR A WINDSOCK.  PILOT FEATHERED THE PROP AT 300' AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36.  THE GLIDER WAS HIGH AND FAST AND PILOT LANDED OFF THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE CORNFIELD.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.