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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sling SLING LSA · Palm Springs, CA · July 11, 2023

Date
July 11, 2023 · 10:43 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N294JY
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA270
Reported as
Sling Sling LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
802 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The CFI stated that the student pilot had landed at psp without incident and that they taxied to the FBO. After spending a few minutes in the FBO they returned to the aircraft and proceeded to ntaxi out to runway 31R for takeoff. During the takeoff roll it felt like the aircraft had blown a left tire and the student pilot gave the CFI control. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway into the rocks. The CFI was able to recover and taxi back to the FBO. After inspecting the aircraft it was discovered that the left main landing gear had delaminated which cause the aircraft to pull to the left. It was also discovered that the left and right wingtips, left and right ailerons, and the right elevator had sustained damage, it was also discovered that the right main landing gear was beiginning to show signs of delamination. This report will be ammended as necessary.

As the FAA filed it

THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LANDED AT PSP WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THAT THEY TAXIED TO THE FBO. AFTER SPENDING A FEW MINUTES IN THE FBO THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO NTAXI OUT TO RUNWAY 31R FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL IT FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BLOWN A LEFT TIRE AND THE STUDENT PILOT GAVE THE CFI CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE ROCKS. THE CFI WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND TAXI BACK TO THE FBO. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD DELAMINATED WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL TO THE LEFT. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGTIPS, LEFT AND RIGHT AILERONS, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BEIGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DELAMINATION. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED AS NECESSARY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.