# Incident 20250513021219I: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER, Zolfo Springs, FL, May 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Zolfo Springs, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4926° N, 81.7868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zolfo Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4926&lon=-81.7868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215EL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215EL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 06001C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL D O O ALPHA TRAINER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250513021219I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2025 A PIPISTREL ALPHA TRAINER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER A UN-COMMANDED AIRBRAKE/SPOILER DEPLOYED INFLIGHT.  THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

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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