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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW · Brandy Station, VA · June 22, 2020

Date: June 22, 2020 · 18:00 local
Place: Brandy Station, VA
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N741TR
Reported as: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 245 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N741TRRegistered now · Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SWS/N 867 SWN 100 · Built 2017 Airframe modelPipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW Engine modelRotax 912ULS34 cycle

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What happened

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

N741TR is a privately owned, amateur built, 2017 Pipistrel v aircraft. The experimental racing a/w certificate date is 18 October 2017 and the valid registration certification issue date is 24 September 2018.

The single pilot operator of the aircraft was maneuvering to parking near hangar buildings after completion of a flight when the left wing contacted the side of a t-hangar causing subsequent left rotation into the hangar contacting the propeller. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing at both the leading and through to the trailing edge wing tip. Due to contact from the propeller with the hangar structure, one propeller blade was severed and the other damaged with obvious sudden stoppage indication. The aircraft was removed from the side of the hangar by hand and towed into it's assigned hangar for disposition. No evidence of brake malfunction or any other type of mechanical issue was discovered as reported by the operator.

As the FAA filed it

N741TR IS A PRIVATELY OWNED, AMATEUR BUILT, 2017 PIPISTREL V AIRCRAFT. THE EXPERIMENTAL RACING A/W CERTIFICATE DATE IS 18 OCTOBER 2017 AND THE VALID REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION ISSUE DATE IS 24 SEPTEMBER 2018.

THE SINGLE PILOT OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING TO PARKING NEAR HANGAR BUILDINGS AFTER COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT WHEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE SIDE OF A T-HANGAR CAUSING SUBSEQUENT LEFT ROTATION INTO THE HANGAR CONTACTING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AT BOTH THE LEADING AND THROUGH TO THE TRAILING EDGE WING TIP. DUE TO CONTACT FROM THE PROPELLER WITH THE HANGAR STRUCTURE, ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS SEVERED AND THE OTHER DAMAGED WITH OBVIOUS SUDDEN STOPPAGE INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SIDE OF THE HANGAR BY HAND AND TOWED INTO IT'S ASSIGNED HANGAR FOR DISPOSITION. NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF MECHANICAL ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED AS REPORTED BY THE OPERATOR.