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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Forest Lake, MN · July 1, 2016

Date: July 1, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Forest Lake, MN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N236SC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA242
Reported as: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 952 total480 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N236SCRegistered now · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 07SC078 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912S series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot was returning from cross country flight and became lost and disoriented at night. Pilot was a private pilot operating as a light sport pilot in a light sport aircraft and not night current. Pilot was unable to identify an aircraft beacon and elected to land on an offramp of the interstate. The aircraft crossed both lanes of the interstate and impacted the barrier in the median. Significant damage to the landing gear and right wing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED AT NIGHT. PILOT WAS A PRIVATE PILOT OPERATING AS A LIGHT SPORT PILOT IN A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AND NOT NIGHT CURRENT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AN AIRCRAFT BEACON AND ELECTED TO LAND ON AN OFFRAMP OF THE INTERSTATE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED BOTH LANES OF THE INTERSTATE AND IMPACTED THE BARRIER IN THE MEDIAN. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING.

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 CEN16LA242Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWyoming, MNThe pilot’s inadequate flight planning and navigation for a flight at night, which resulted in his having to conduct a precautionary landing on an interstate highway due to low fuel and impacting the post of a wire road divider.Jul 2, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N236SC · 1

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

Incident 20150710009419ICruise/Level Flight · Beroun, MNInternal engine failure indicated. SDR report to be filed upon learning what failed.Jul 10, 2015 · No damage