# Incident 20080507833349I: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Newburyport, MA, May 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2008
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N595SC-2021-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080507833349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) COMM CENTER EVENT #13775, DATED 5/7/08. N595SC, CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORT CRUISER, S/N 06SC002 (LSA) OWNED BY NORTHEAST LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, LLC @ HAMPTON AIRFIELD, HAMPTON, NH 03862. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THE CFI PILOT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. STUDENT PILOT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BOTH CFI AND STUDENT REPORTED NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON ROLL OUT/TAXI ON RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE: PROPELLER, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE, COSMETIC AND POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL SHEETMETAL. IN THIS INSPECTOR'S OPINION; FOUND EVIDENCE OF POOR WELDMENT, CRACKING, AND CORROSION WHERE NOSE LDG GEAR TUBE BROKE OFF AT MOUNTING LOCATION. POOR WELDMENT AND CRACKING LOCATION COULD BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT AND EASILY OVERLOOKED DURING A 100 HOUR/ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION. IF NOT SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT BY INSPECTION PROCEDURES DEVELOPED BY THE MANUFACTURER. OWNER/OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT RESIDE IN THE PORTLAND FSDO AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N595SC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20191123019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191123019289A), Nov 23, 2019: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (N595SC), Lamar, CO, Substantial damage. On November 23, 2019 at approximately 1630 MST, N595SC, a Czech aircraft works model Sportcruiser was substantially damaged during an attempt to land at Lamar…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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