# Accident 20100618037069A: Czech Aircr SPORTCRUISE, Freehold, NY, June 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Freehold, NY
- Airport: Freehold Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3642° N, 74.0658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3642&lon=-74.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N832LL-2017-09-08) (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 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCR SPORTCRUISE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618037069A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/18/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HOURS, PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 12, WITH CLEAR VISUAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1400 MSL, AND THEN TURNED BASE TO FINAL, WITHOUT INCIDENT. PIC TOUCHED-DOWN ON MAIN GEAR AT 60 KTS.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR TOUCHED-DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY CAME TO A STOP.  A WITTNESS ON THE GROUND INFORMED THE PIC THAT THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESS THEN HELP PIC TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA10LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA330), Jun 18, 2010: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N832LL), Freehold, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nosegear fork assembly due to fatigue. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate recent annual inspection.

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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