# Accident 20230530014209A: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW, Santa Fe, NM, May 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2023, 14:05 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6171° N, 106.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6171&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69PV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69PV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW (registry code 056321O, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-doo-ajdovscina-virus-sw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL DOO AJDOVSCINA VIRUS SW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230530014209A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 MDT, A PIPISTREL VIRUS SW, A FIXED WING EXPERTIMENTAL SINGLE-ENGINE-LAND AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE SANTA FE, NM, AIRPORT, KSAF. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN BIG GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY AND FLIP OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. NO FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MORIARITY, NM, AIRPORT, 0E0. THE FAA COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR23LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA209), May 30, 2023: Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus SW (N69PV), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a downdraft during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the pilot’s loss of control.

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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