Accident to the aircraft Pipistrel Virus SW121, registration LY-OTO

2025-05-21
A-25/03
Paluknys aerodrome (EYVP). Lithuania

On 21 May 2025, airplane Pipistrel Virus SW121, LY-OTO, was conducting aerodrome traffic circuit flights. After a hard landing, the plastic nose wheel broke into many pieces and the wheel fork separated from the shock absorber. The nose landing gear strut was bent while rolling down the runway and the aircraft came to a stop with the lower engine cowling resting on the ground. The propeller blades, the lower engine cowling and the right main wheel fairing were also broken. The pilot and the passenger were not injured.

Status of safety investigation:
2025-05-21 Notification received
2025-05-22 Initiated preliminary assessment for decision to conduct a safety investigation
2025-05-30 Decision made not to conduct a safety investigation (Paragraph 5 of Article 5 of the Regulation (EU) No 996/2010)