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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER · Fort Collins, CO · May 28, 2021

Date: May 28, 2021 · 10:38 local
Place: Fort Collins, CO
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N119JP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA241
Reported as: Pipistrel Lsa S R L Alpha Trainer
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 119 total26 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N119JPRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINERS/N 478 AT 912 LSA · Built 2012 Airframe modelPipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On may 28, 2021 at approximately 1038 MDT, N119JP, a Pipistrel light sport aircraft, model Alpha Trainer lost power and landed in a field in Fort Collins, Colorado. The nose landing gear struck a rut in the ground causing the aircraft to nose down impacting the propeller with the ground causing the aircraft to flip over. There were two occupants on board with one minor injury and one serious injury sustained. Weather at the time was visual meteorological condition.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 28, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1038 MDT, N119JP, A PIPISTREL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, MODEL ALPHA TRAINER LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RUT IN THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE DOWN IMPACTING THE PROPELLER WITH THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WITH ONE MINOR INJURY AND ONE SERIOUS INJURY SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN21LA241Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFort Collins, COA partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the throttle control cable, which resulted in the loss of control of the dual carburetor system. The cable failure was a result of improper soldering at the throttle cable input terminal on the splitter…May 28, 2021 · Substantial damage