# Accident 20080721843299A: Amtr SPORTCRUISER, Newark, IL, July 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2008, 10:45 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field Ltd
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5194° N, 88.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5194&lon=-88.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602CF-2011-07-08) (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)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721843299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT CUSHING FIELD (0C8) NEAR NEWARK, IL AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM LOCAL TIME ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SCHEDULED THE AIRCRAFT FROM 09:00-11:00 USING AN INTERNET SCHEDULING PROGRAM. WITNESSES REPORTE THE PILOT WAS PLANNING TOTRAVEL TO AURORA, IL (ARR) AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDING. HIS DEPARTURE WAS DELAYED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM DUE TO SCATTERED CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOWN IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM, 1.16 MILES SOUT WEST OF THE CUSHING AIRPORT BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BASED AT CUSHING WHILE PROVIDING INSTRUCTION. EXAMINATION OF THE HOBBS METER, WHICH RECORDS ELAPSED TIME FROM AN OIL PRESSURE SWITCH INDICATED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR .2 HOURS OR APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES FROM THE TIME OF START UP TO THE ENGINE STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 57 FEET FROM POINT OF IMPACT BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A SOMEWHAT MUDDY BEAN FIELD. THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE BOTH POSITION, THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB WAS IN THE FULL COLD POSITION. BOTH WING FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED AND THE CROPS INDICATED FUEL WAS SPRAYED OVER A SUBSTANTIAL AREA. THE WEATHER REPORTS FROM THE NEAREST REPORTING STATION, AURORA, IL (ARR) AIRPORT INDICATED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 9:52 AM WERE 14004KT 9SM BKN025 OVC150 22/21 A2998 RMK A02 LTG DSNT E-SW TSE135B1355E00RAE30 SLP113. WEATHER AT ARR AT 10:52 AM WAS REPORTED AS 3005KT 10SM BKN025 OVC200 23/

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA196), Jul 21, 2008: Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser (N602CF), Newark, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in the landing pattern. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the failure of the pilot's shoulder harness.

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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