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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Pipistrel Sinus 912 · Oxford, FL · August 22, 2019

Date: August 22, 2019 · 16:35 local
Place: Oxford, FL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N331AV
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA505
Reported as: Pipistrel Sinus 912
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total

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What happened

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

Aircraft is a motor-glider, pilot was soaring for 30 minutes then attempted to start engine with no success, the loss of lift pushed him into landing in a vacant field. The landing was good but the ground was wet & muddy thus causing the wheels & landing gears to sink and flipped aircraft over.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IS A MOTOR-GLIDER, PILOT WAS SOARING FOR 30 MINUTES THEN ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS, THE LOSS OF LIFT PUSHED HIM INTO LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD. THE LANDING WAS GOOD BUT THE GROUND WAS WET & MUDDY THUS CAUSING THE WHEELS & LANDING GEARS TO SINK AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER.

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 GAA19CA505Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOxford, FLThe pilot’s continued use of battery power during a nonpowered flight in a powered-glider, which depleted the battery to a level that was insufficient to power the starter during the engine restart sequence and resulted in a forced landing to a soft field and…Aug 22, 2019 · Substantial damage