# Accident 20250814016999A: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER, Mesa, AZ, August 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2025, 09:51 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N464LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N464LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 056391M, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL D O O ALPHA TRAINER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250814016999A

## Narrative

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

ON A FLIGHT FROM AVQ TO FFZ PILOT MNADE AN APPROACH TO FFZ THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING A GEAR COLLAPSE AND PROP STRIKE.

PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON EXCESS AIRSPEED AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANDING PROCESS AND WHEN TO GO AROUND. INCLUDED IN THE DISCUSSION WERE TECHNIQUES ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACH, FLARE, AND TOUCH-DOWN FOCUSED ON AIRSPEED AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N464LP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20241003016989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241003016989I), Oct 3, 2024: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER (N464LP), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. The flight instructor (PIC) was at marana regional airport (avq) performing a takeoff with a student. During the takeoff, the student’s door opened with the…

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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