# Accident 20170803011409A: Pipistrel VIRUS SW, Immokalee, FL, August 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2919° N, 81.1122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2919&lon=-81.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811AW-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW (registry code 056321O, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-doo-ajdovscina-virus-sw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL VIRUS SW
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803011409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA270), Aug 3, 2017: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW (N811AW), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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