# Incident 20200909016299I: Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER, Hartford, CT, September 9, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2020, 17:05 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 060009K, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-s-r-l-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL LSA S R L ALPHA TRAINER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200909016299I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, THE PILOT (PIC) MET WITH THE CFI FROM LEARN 2 FLY CT  LOCATED AT HFD AROUND 3PM, WITH THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING FLIGHT TRAINING SO THAT THE PILOT CAN GET CHECKED OUT FOR SOLO RENTAL FOR THIS AIRCRAFT N520AT PIPISTREL ALPHA TRAINER LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND THE CFI FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED THE PREFLIGHT. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RUN UP AREA AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUN UP, THE PILOT REPORTED NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HFD AND HEADED TO WINDHAM AIRPORT (IJD), FOR TRAINING TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO'S, THE PILOT ALSO REQUESTED TO DO A STALL SO THAT HE COULD EXPERIENCE THE FEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A STALL. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE STALL WITH NO ISSUES, THEN PERFORMED 4 APPROACHES WITH TOUCH AND GO'S AND FULL STOP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IJD HEADING TO HFD. THE PILOT CONTACTED HFD TOWER, HFD TOWER GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO RUNWAY 20. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN THE CONTROLLER AMENDED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. PILOT THEN RECEIVED THE CLEARANCE TO LAND. THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD THE CFI MAKE 2 COMMENTS DURING THE APPROACH, WATCH YOUR AIRSPEED AND REMEMBER THIS IS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE CFI STATED THAT COMING ACROSS THE THRESHOLD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOOSE AIRSPEED HE SHOUTED WATCH YOUR AIRSPEED FOLLOWED BY AIRSPEED. ON LANDING APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE THRESHOLD, THE PILOT BEGAN THE ROUND OUT AND FLARE, PILOT STATED HE NOTICED AIRSPEED INDICATING 48-49 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED STILL HAVING FORWARD MOTION, DROPPED AND LANDED ON THE MAINS, HIT THE TAIL THEN THE NOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY. ONCE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACHIEVED THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, PILOT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOWER AND TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. PILOT AND CFI INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THE PROP HAD DAMAGE FROM HITTING THE RUNWAY AND THE TAIL SKID PLATE WAS GONE. THE SKID PLATE WAS RECOVERED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, THE CFI STATED THE SAME NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

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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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