20200201004459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pipistrel Lsa SINUS · Wichita Falls, TX · February 1, 2020

Date: February 1, 2020 · 12:30 local
Place: Wichita Falls, TX
Airport: Danaher Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N77EH
Reported as: Pipistrel Lsa Sinus
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total70 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N77EHRegistered now · Pipistrel Lsa SINUSS/N 502 SN 912 LSA · Built 2013 Airframe modelPipistrel Lsa SINUS Engine modelRotax 912UL24 cycle

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What happened

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On February 1, 2020, at approximately 1200 CDT, N77EH, a Sinus light sport was conducting a personal flight and landed in a wheat field near Wichita valley in Wichita Falls, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no IFR flight plan was filed. There was minor damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries reported. The flight originated from Danaher Airport on 1 February 2020 at approximately 1015 am CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, N77EH, A SINUS LIGHT SPORT WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD NEAR WICHITA VALLEY IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DANAHER AIRPORT ON 1 FEBRUARY 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 AM CDT.