# Accident 20201018019019A: Brm Aero S.R.O. BRISTELL LSA, Carlisle, PA, October 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2020, 14:22 local time
- Place: Carlisle, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1886° N, 77.1782° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1886&lon=-77.1782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438BL-2021-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA (registry code 06001BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-s-r-o-bristell-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRM AERO S.R.O. BRISTELL LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 36 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201018019019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA025), Oct 18, 2020: Aero Bristell Bristell LSA (N438BL), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during an attempted go-around in gusty crosswinds.

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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