# Accident 20211021017229A: Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE, Columbia, SC, October 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2021, 11:38 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9732° N, 80.9997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9732&lon=-80.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812DS-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE (registry code 05640FE, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-ajdovscina-apis-bee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F-33 (registry code 33737, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL D O O AJDOVSCINA APIS BEE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211021017229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA025), Oct 21, 2021: Pipistrel Apis-Bee (N812DS), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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