# Accident 20230711009629A: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Palm Springs, CA, July 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2023, 10:43 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Location: 33.8264° N, 116.5020° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8264&lon=-116.5020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294JY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N294JY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230711009629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA270), Jul 11, 2023: Sling Sling LSA (N294JY), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the landing gear strut during takeoff due to a preexisting cracks that were caused by a manufacturing anomaly during the composite fiber layup process.

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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