20090423014609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Czawsp SPORTCRUISER · Lakeland, FL · April 23, 2009

Date: April 23, 2009 · 09:38 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N888MS
Reported as: Czawsp Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total25 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N888MSRegistered now · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 08SC132 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N888MS, a Sportcruiser, LSA touched down 800 feet down at approximately 65-70 knots on a 1400 foot grass runway at "paradise city" at sun n fun (klal) on 04/23/2009. The aircraft continued down the remaining 600 feet of runway where as the PIC stated he lost all braking ability and crashed into a 12 foot fairly deep ditch, causing minor damage to his aircraft. The wind was 18 knots at 0940 local. The aircraft had attempted to land twice before and had executed go arounds. Poor planning and airspeed control contributed to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N888MS, A SPORTCRUISER, LSA TOUCHED DOWN 800 FEET DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 KNOTS ON A 1400 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY AT "PARADISE CITY" AT SUN N FUN (KLAL) ON 04/23/2009. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE REMAINING 600 FEET OF RUNWAY WHERE AS THE PIC STATED HE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY AND CRASHED INTO A 12 FOOT FAIRLY DEEP DITCH, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT. THE WIND WAS 18 KNOTS AT 0940 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ATTEMPTED TO LAND TWICE BEFORE AND HAD EXECUTED GO AROUNDS. POOR PLANNING AND AIRSPEED CONTROL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.