# Accident 20091221052539A: Czech Aircr SPORTCRUISE, Suffolk, VA, December 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2009, 13:04 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5700° N, 76.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5700&lon=-76.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524SC-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCR SPORTCRUISE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 20 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091221052539A

## Narrative

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

ERIC MUSIAL IS A CERTIFICATED PILOT THAT WAS OBTAINING A COMPENTENCY CHECK WITH INSTRUCTOR AMY SIPALA FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING ABLE TO RENT THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER DEMONSTRATING SLOW FLIGHT MR. MUSIAL ENTERED A STALL.  DURING THE RECOVERY AS FULL POWER WAS APPLIED THE NOSE YAWED LEFT AS RIGHT RUDDER WAS BEING APPLIED.  THE AIRCRAFT SNAPPED INTO A LEFT SPIN AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND RECOVERED THE AIRCAFT.  DURING THE RECOVERY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA10LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA098), Dec 21, 2009: Czech Aircraft Works Sportcruiser (N524SC), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a stall and inadvertent spin. Contributing to the accident was the improperly marked airspeed indicator and the airplane manufacturer's improper airspeed…

## Other reports on N524SC (1)

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

- [Accident 20081223856089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081223856089A), Dec 23, 2008: Czawsp SPORTCRUISER (N524SC), Emporia, VA, Substantial damage. While landing on runway 15 at Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport, the pilot encountered difficulty getting the aircraft on the runway. During the flare, the…

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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