# Accident 20160228023629A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Atlanta, GA, February 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2016, 13:37 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 84.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187SF-2018-04-20) (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 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,117 total, 56 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160228023629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N187SF TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 2L THEN EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 2R AND CRASH LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA.

## 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 ERA16LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA120), Feb 28, 2016: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N187SF), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the absence of a fuel return line.

## Other reports on N187SF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120712014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120712014779I), Jul 12, 2012: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (N187SF), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. After three sucessful touch and go landings pilot was attempting the fourth. With both main wheels on the ground, and airspeed reduced to an adequate speed,…

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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