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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sling SLING LSA · Winston Salem, NC · August 22, 2023

Date: August 22, 2023 · 10:48 local
Place: Winston Salem, NC
Airport: Winston Salem
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N592RC
Reported as: Sling Sling LSA
Reported engine: ROTAX 912IS2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 47 total47 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N592RCRegistered now · Sling SLING LSAS/N 312 · Built 2020 Airframe modelSling SLING LSA Engine modelRotax 912IS24 cycle

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What happened

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On 8/22/2023 a Sling Lsa aircraft landed on the nose gear causing a bent propeller on runway 4 at the smith reynolds airport in Winston Salem, NC (int). There were no reported injuries. The aircraft was operated by a student pilot on their second solo flight. According to the pilot, the aircraft floated excessively over the runway and then bounced three times. After the second bounce, the student pilot held the control stick in the full aft position and the aircraft made contact with the runway on the nose wheel first, causing it to be bent on it's side and bending the tips of the propeller. No issues or discrepencies were found during the examination of flight training records and endorsements.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8/22/2023 A SLING LSA AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING A BENT PROPELLER ON RUNWAY 4 AT THE SMITH REYNOLDS AIRPORT IN WINSTON SALEM, NC (INT). THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON THEIR SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED EXCESSIVELY OVER THE RUNWAY AND THEN BOUNCED THREE TIMES. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE STUDENT PILOT HELD THE CONTROL STICK IN THE FULL AFT POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST, CAUSING IT TO BE BENT ON IT'S SIDE AND BENDING THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER. NO ISSUES OR DISCREPENCIES WERE FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION OF FLIGHT TRAINING RECORDS AND ENDORSEMENTS.