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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Fly Synthesis Storch 500 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Penfield Airport (YPEF), Penfield, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | YPEF |
| YPEF | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On a supervised solo session, the student pilot bounced the aircraft in the landing phase of flight and reportedly impacted his head on the aircraft internal structure, becoming temporarily unconscious. The resulting uncontrolled flight ended with the aircraft coming to rest inverted with substantial damage to airframe and propulsion system. The pilot was able to exit the aircraft unassisted and no further injuries were reported.
Sources:
https://www.raa.asn.au/storage/accident-incident-summaries-2014.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2019 08:13 | Pineapple | Added |
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