20201018019019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · BRM Aero S.R.O. BRISTELL LSA · Carlisle, PA · October 18, 2020

Date
October 18, 2020 · 14:22 local
Place
Carlisle, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N438BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA025
Reported as
BRM Aero S.R.O. Bristell LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total36 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 10-18-2020 at around 14:30 a bristell light sport aircraft crashed on the west side of runway 10 at Carlisle airport (N94). The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger both sustained serious injuries. A privacy data omitted traffic camera captured video footage showing the aircraft in a steep un-stabilized approach to runway 10 at Carlisle airport (N94). Prior to touchdown video shows aircraft right wing high, pilot stated he initiated a go around. Around mid-field aircraft is observed exiting runway at a heading of 280 aircraft continued left turn with left wing down and contacted tree spinning aircraft and coming to rest at 100 degrees. The closest airport with weather data is capitol city airport (kcxy) which reported winds at the 10 knots with gusts to 19 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10-18-2020 AT AROUND 14:30 A BRISTELL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 10 AT CARLISLE AIRPORT (N94). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRAFFIC CAMERA CAPTURED VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP UN-STABILIZED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT CARLISLE AIRPORT (N94). PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN VIDEO SHOWS AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING HIGH, PILOT STATED HE INITIATED A GO AROUND. AROUND MID-FIELD AIRCRAFT IS OBSERVED EXITING RUNWAY AT A HEADING OF 280 AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT TURN WITH LEFT WING DOWN AND CONTACTED TREE SPINNING AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO REST AT 100 DEGREES. THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WITH WEATHER DATA IS CAPITOL CITY AIRPORT (KCXY) WHICH REPORTED WINDS AT THE 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 19 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.