ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298145
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 2017 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Virus SW |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N811AW |
| MSN: | 823 SWN 100 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 48 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Immokalee, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Immokalee Airport, FL (IMM/KIMM) |
| Immokalee, FL (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a personal, local flight. He reported that he was attempting to land the motor glider on a 1,200-ft-long grass runway with 50 ft-tall trees at each end. After the airplane touched down on the first third of the runway, the pilot realized he was not going to be able to stop the glider within the remaining runway, so he disengaged the air brakes, aborted the landing, and attempted a go-around. During the go-around, the left wing dropped, the glider descended, and the left wing struck the ground. The glider then impacted trees and came to rest about 1,000 ft beyond the runway approach end, and it sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the motor glider that would have precluded normal operation. Given the evidence, it is likely that, during the attempted go-around, the pilot failed to attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA17LA270
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 13:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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