# Accident 20250916020139A: Pipistrel Lsa S R L VIRUS 912 LSA, Lincoln Park, NJ, September 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2025, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9472° N, 74.3145° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9472&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Lsa S R L VIRUS 912 LSA (registry code 060008N, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-s-r-l-virus-912-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL LSA S R L VIRUS 912 LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 134 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250916020139A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT N07. AS STATED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND THE WINDS WERE UNEVEN NEEDING CONSTANT CORRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA25LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA349), Sep 16, 2025: Pipistrel Lsa S R L Virus 912 LSA (N272BH), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for variable wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.

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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