# Incident 20230822012519I: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Winston Salem, NC, August 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2023, 10:48 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Winston Salem
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N592RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912IS2 (registry code 55590, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912is2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912IS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230822012519I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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