# Accident 20111015023489A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Henderson, NV, October 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2011, 12:10 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9729° N, 115.1344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENDERSON EXEC (HND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9729&lon=-115.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999VS) (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: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,870 total, 110 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111015023489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING TRANSITION FROM TAKE OFF CLIMB TO CRUISE THE CANOPY OPENED.  PILOT GRABBED AND HELD CANOPY DOWN WITH ONE HAND WHILE FLYING WITH THE OTHER.  NOTIFIED TOWER AND FLEW LOW PATTERN TO LAND.  DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT LOST AIR SPEED AND STARTED TO PORPOISE.  AIRCRAFT ENDURED HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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