# Accident 20150524011309A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Fresno, CA, May 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7325° N, 119.8208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7325&lon=-119.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642JB) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150524011309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT HAD EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 GAA15LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA092), May 24, 2015: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N642JB), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) leg due to fatigue fractures, which resulted in the NLG collapsing during landing.

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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