20211021017229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE · Columbia, SC · October 21, 2021

Date: October 21, 2021 · 11:38 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N812DS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA025
Reported as: Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina Apis BEE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot

N812DSRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2023 · Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEES/N 052 AB F33 · Built 2009 Airframe modelPipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE Engine modelHirth F-332 cycle

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What happened

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Airman was landing (first flight) in this make and model with engine stowed. Airman was slipping the aircraft with air brakes deployed and initiated an inadvertant stall spin at low altitude which resulted in substantial damage and serious injuries

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS LANDING (FIRST FLIGHT) IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH ENGINE STOWED. AIRMAN WAS SLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT WITH AIR BRAKES DEPLOYED AND INITIATED AN INADVERTANT STALL SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURIES

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 ERA22LA025Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportColumbia, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with the runway.Oct 21, 2021 · Substantial damage