# Incident 20200622008309I: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW, Brandy Station, VA, June 22, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Brandy Station, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4950° N, 77.8900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandy Station, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4950&lon=-77.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW (registry code 056321O, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-doo-ajdovscina-virus-sw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS3 (registry code 55602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL DOO AJDOVSCINA VIRUS SW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 245 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200622008309I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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