# Accident 20150911021829A: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Spartenburg, SC, September 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2015, 17:45 local time
- Place: Spartenburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9194° N, 81.9525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9194&lon=-81.9525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport PIPER SPORT (registry code 0600073, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150911021829A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT DURING LANDING HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND BOUNCED. WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA15CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA297), Sep 11, 2015: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N442DD), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing which resulted in a bounced landing, and an aerodynamic stall during the attempted recovery.

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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