# Accident 20120517028119A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Shirley, NY, May 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2012, 15:55 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8214° N, 72.8728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8214&lon=-72.8728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297SC-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER (registry code 0600066, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517028119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT-SPORT- PILOT WAS ON THE UPWIND ON CLIMBOUT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN CANOPY SUDDENY OPENED IN FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TAKE OFF IN THE GRASS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE CERTIFIED SPORT PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CFI CERT. NO.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS QUESTIONED REGARDING STUDENT PILOTS SOLO FLIGHT AND PROPER ENDORSEMENTS AND INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE REEXAMINED UNDER 44709 OF THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS.CORRECTIVE ACTION: 44709 FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR IMPROPER ENDORSEMENTS

## 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 ERA12CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA341), May 17, 2012: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser (N297SC), Shirley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after the cockpit canopy opened during the takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to securely lock the canopy before…

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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