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FAA accident report · Pipistrel VIRUS SW · Immokalee, FL · August 3, 2017

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Date
August 3, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place
Immokalee, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N811AW
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA270
Reported as
Pipistrel Virus SW
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
33 total33 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N811AWRegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SWS/N 823 SWN 100Airframe modelPipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW

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What happened

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

Light sport aircraft Pipistrel Virus Sw, registration number N811AW with two persons onboard flying, took off from Immokalee airport (imm). Aircraft was accomplishing touch and goes at a private landing strip near big cypress reservation. Aircraft crashed on landing at the private strip and both occupants were injured/hospitalized.

As the FAA filed it

LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT PIPISTREL VIRUS SW, REGISTRATION NUMBER N811AW WITH TWO PERSONS ONBOARD FLYING, TOOK OFF FROM IMMOKALEE AIRPORT (IMM). AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHING TOUCH AND GOES AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NEAR BIG CYPRESS RESERVATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE PRIVATE STRIP AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED/HOSPITALIZED.

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 ERA17LA270Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportImmokalee, FLThe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Aug 3, 2017 · Substantial damage