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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stemme STEMME S 12 · Scottsdale, AZ · March 23, 2023

Date: March 23, 2023 · 12:36 local
Place: Scottsdale, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N630PC
Reported as: Stemme Stemme S 12
Reported engine: Brp-Rotax 914 F2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,040 total39 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N630PCRegistered now · Stemme STEMME S 12S/N 12-046 · Built 2022 Airframe modelStemme STEMME S 12 Engine modelBrp-Rotax 914 F24 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 March 23, 2023, at 1236 MST, a Stemme Ag model Stemme S12, powered glider, was on a local area flight from kdvt under visual flight rules. Upon reaching a lower altitude while gliding, an engine start was attempted but failed. The PIC performed an emergency landing with the gear raised on a golf course causing minor damage to the aircraft, and no injuries to the PIC or people on the ground. This was originally considered an accident but later NTSB downgraded it to an incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 23, 2023, AT 1236 MST, A STEMME AG MODEL STEMME S12, POWERED GLIDER, WAS ON A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT FROM KDVT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. UPON REACHING A LOWER ALTITUDE WHILE GLIDING, AN ENGINE START WAS ATTEMPTED BUT FAILED. THE PIC PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE GEAR RAISED ON A GOLF COURSE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED AN ACCIDENT BUT LATER NTSB DOWNGRADED IT TO AN INCIDENT.