# Accident 20240608006919A: Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER, Paso Robles, CA, June 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2024, 12:12 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Halter Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6400° N, 120.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6400&lon=-120.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208ZM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208ZM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 06001B5, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL ITALIA S R L ALPHA TRAINER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 141 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608006919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 PER AIRPORT NOISE PROCEDURE. WIND FAVORED RUNWAY 22. PILOT MADE AN APPROACH HOLDING A FORWARD SLIP. AIRCRAFT BANK ANGLE TO THE LEFT CAUSED OVERSHOOT OF RUNWAY LEFT SIDE WITH PILOT NEVER LEVELLING WINGS. PLANE CONTACTED GROUND IN LEFT BANK IN ADJACENT VINEYARD.

## 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 WPR24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA189), Jun 8, 2024: Pipistrel Italia S R L Alpha Trainer (N208ZM), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack that resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control on final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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