# Accident 20220708013459A: Duffy Russell A SLINGSHOT, Shirley, NY, July 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duffy Russell A SLINGSHOT (registry code 05604LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/duffy-russell-a-slingshot) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUFFY RUSSELL A SLINGSHOT
- Reported engine: BMW R100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220708013459A

## Narrative

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

AFTER INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT HEAVIER ENGINE WITH HIGHER RATED HORSEPOWER, PILOT NEGLECTS TO PERFORM WEIGHT AND BALANCE TO DETERMINE IF AIRCRAFT IS WITHIN CG. ALSO AIRCRAFT STALL SPEED WITH REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS UNKNOWN.  DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT HWV ON RUNWAY 15 AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICALLY STALLED APPROXIMATELY 25 FT ABOVE RUNWAY FALLING TO THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE NOSE FIRST BREAKING OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.

PILOT HAS NO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION OR FLIGHT TIME IN THIS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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