N288SL is a 2014 Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Rotax 912 IS rated at 100 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Carson City, NV. Its light-sport airworthiness certificate was issued in Apr 2015. It has been registered to its current owner since Jun 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2021
2015
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The student pilot reported that, during his second solo flight, while performing a touch and go, the airplane landed "very" hard and bounced twice before he initiated a go around. During the subsequent base turn, he felt that the rudder pedals were not reacting to his commands and he "sensed" that he had damaged the nose landing gear. During the landing, immediately after the nose wheel touched down, the airplane veered right and exited the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount.
The student pilot reported that prior to the hard landing there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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