# Incident 20240822017819I: Prestige Aircraft Co LLC STORM RALLY LSA, Green Bay, WI, August 22, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2024, 13:38 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Nicolet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5083° N, 87.8607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NICOLET (88WI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5083&lon=-87.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prestige STORM RALLY LSA (registry code 060003Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/prestige-storm-rally-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRESTIGE AIRCRAFT CO LLC STORM RALLY LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240822017819I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT 88WI WITH THE INTENT TO STAY IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED WELL WITH JUST ONE PERSON ON BOARD. WHEN ON THE LEFT CROSS WIND WITH FULL POWER, CLIMBING AND ALMOST AT PATTERN ALTITUDE THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND BROKE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE DOWN WIND BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED AND BEGAN DESCENDING. A SMALLER PORTION OF THE WINDOW CAME IN THE COCKPIT. THE MAIN PORTION WAS STILL ATTACHED AT THE TOP AND FLOPPING AGAINST THE COMPASS ON THE DASH .WITH FULL POWER AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SPEED ABOVE A STALL THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. THE PILOT STATED THE ELEVATOR WAS LIKE MUSH, SOFT OR NOTHING THERE.   IT RESPONDED WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT, HOWEVER; UPWARD OR BACK ELEVATOR WAS VERY LIGHT AND LIMITED RESPONSE. THE AILERONS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. ON DOWN WIND THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE PATTERN TIGHT SO HE COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY WITH A CONTINUOUS LEFT BASE TO FINAL.  WHEN HE REDUCED THE POWER OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY "THE AIRPLANE JUST DROPPED". THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING THAT COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON GRASS RUNWAY 21, SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTER, FACING TO THE LEFT.

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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