# Incident 20211015017089I: Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER, Hickory, NC, October 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2021, 15:03 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 06001B5, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL ITALIA S R L ALPHA TRAINER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 7 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211015017089I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 24 IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE FIRST ON A SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE. THE NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY.

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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