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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Santa Monica, CA · May 22, 2016

Date: May 22, 2016 · 13:32 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1111X
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16FA115
Reported as: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 46 total46 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N1111XRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 08SC176 Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After takeoff from runway 21 at approximately 375 feet the aircraft engine began to run rough and lose power. Student pilot declared an emergency and turned 180 degrees to land. Student pilot landed on runway 3 with not enough runway to land. The aircraft left the end of runway 3, struck the curb of the road and came to rest in the dirt on the other side of the airport service drive at the east end of the field. The landing gear was torn off of the aircraft and significant damage to the aircraft fuselage and wing spars.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT APPROXIMATELY 375 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. STUDENT PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED 180 DEGREES TO LAND. STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 3 WITH NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF RUNWAY 3, STRUCK THE CURB OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRPORT SERVICE DRIVE AT THE EAST END OF THE FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND WING SPARS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16FA115Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportSanta Monica, CAA partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to notice that the engine had exceeded multiple temperature limits and that the fuel flow had become erratic during an extended…May 22, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1111X · 1

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

Incident 20110209002439ILanding: Touchdown · Santa Monica, CACFI [privacy data omitted] was sharing flight duties and costs with [privacy data omitted] (a student pilot). At the time of the incident, [privacy data omitted] was flying. His approach airspeed got approximately 10 KTS low and he was high on the glide path.…Feb 9, 2011 · Minor damage