Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW N811AW

Summary

On 3 August 2017 at about 15:00 local time, a Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW registered N811AW was involved in an accident near Immokalee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 August 2017 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Immokalee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

26.2919, -81.1122

Aircraft

Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW

Registration

N811AW

Category

Glider

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Immokalee → Immokalee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17LA270

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.