# Accident 20120715014289A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Waynesville, OH, July 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5378° N, 84.1300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5378&lon=-84.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516JG-2018-01-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715014289A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS PRIVATE SOD RUNWAY 28. THE WINDS WERE 2213G17 (FROM KMGY - NEARBY). THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT BARELY LIFTED OFF, AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END. THE RIGHT GEAR GEAR LEG COLLAPSED. THE PILOT NOTICED THE WINDSOCK AS HE WENT BY, AND IT WAS SHOWING A DIRECT TAILWIND.REVIEW BY DWS 07/18/2012REVIEWED BY RJH 07/18/2012

## 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 CEN12LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA445), Jul 15, 2012: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SportCruiser (N516JG), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with fence posts during an aborted takeoff due to a sudden change in wind direction.

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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