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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Plane Factory SLING · Carson City, NV · February 25, 2016

Date: February 25, 2016 · 13:15 local
Place: Carson City, NV
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N288SL
Reported as: Air Plane Factory Sling
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N288SLRegistered now · Airplane Factory Ltd The SLINGS/N 176 · Built 2014 Airframe modelAirplane Factory Ltd The SLING Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Student pilot was endorsed for first supervised solo flight at cxp on runway 09. Student pilot had flown twice around The cxp traffic pattern with no problems. On his next take-off roll, he encountered a gust of crosswind and mismanaged The controls, departed therunway into The wind and struck a runway sign with The left wing leading edge.

Note: supplement to atqa report AWP1916015. NTSB changed accident to an incident.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AT CXP ON RUNWAY 09. STUDENT PILOT HAD FLOWN TWICE AROUND THE CXP TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH NO PROBLEMS. ON HIS NEXT TAKE-OFF ROLL, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF CROSSWIND AND MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS, DEPARTED THERUNWAY INTO THE WIND AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

NOTE: SUPPLEMENT TO ATQA REPORT AWP1916015. NTSB CHANGED ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT.

Other reports on N288SL · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20181025020859ALanding: Touchdown · Carson City, NVAircraft departed cxp at approximately 1005PST. Student pilot on second solo flight entered left traffic for touch and go. Pilot touched down nose low with a hard landing. Aircraft bounced 2 times, pilot applied take off power and executed a touch and go…Oct 25, 2018 · Substantial damage Incident 20170512005369ILanding: Touchdown · Torrance, CADuring landing airplane porpoised on landing which caused the nose gear strut to fold up under the fuselage belly. Which resulted in the prop strike.May 12, 2017 · Reported as Slingsby SLNSBY-43 · Minor damage