# Incident 20250531005749I: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Sedona, AZ, May 31, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2025, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEDONA (SEZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11855, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11855) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 30 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250531005749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING AT SEDONA (SEZ) AIRPORT AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT.  ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SLID TO A STOP AFTER SLIDING APROXIMATLY 100 FEET.

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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