# Incident 20190822012149I: Pipistrel SINUS 912, Oxford, FL, August 22, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2019, 16:35 local time
- Place: Oxford, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9403° N, 82.0522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9403&lon=-82.0522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL SINUS 912
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA505) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190822012149I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA505), Aug 22, 2019: Pipistrel Sinus 912 (N331AV), Oxford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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