Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER N201ZM

Summary

On 8 July 2023 at about 01:30 local time, a Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER registered N201ZM, operated by Summit Flight Academy LLC, was involved in an accident near Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2023 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lee's Summit Muni (LXT)

Coordinates

38.9591, -94.3719

Aircraft

Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER

Registration

N201ZM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Summit Flight Academy LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA294

Nobody was injured.

An engine fire after landing for reasons that could not be determined.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After completion of a local flight, the pilot landed and exited the runway. Shortly after exiting the runway the airplane’s engine stopped running. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, which was unsuccessful, and he noticed smoke. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane and a fire ensued that damaged the forward fuselage and firewall. Postaccident examination of the airplane indicated that the fire was concentrated in an area near the left carburetor. Examination of the carburetor did not reveal any anomalies; however, the extent of the fire damage precluded determination of the source of the fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.