# Incident 20241117016769I: Brm Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, Mt. Pocono, PA, November 17, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mt. Pocono, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1225° N, 75.3578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pocono, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1225&lon=-75.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA (registry code 0600084, https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-bristell-s-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRM AERO BRISTELL S-LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117016769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MT. POCONO AIRPORT AND PRACTICING LANDINGS. PILOT DID A HARD LANDING AND TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR SUPPORT BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE.

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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