# Accident 20160701012069A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Forest Lake, MN, July 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Forest Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3364° N, 93.0044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3364&lon=-93.0044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N236SC) (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 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 480 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160701012069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA242), Jul 2, 2016: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N236SC), Wyoming, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N236SC (1)

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

- [Incident 20150710009419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150710009419I), Jul 10, 2015: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (N236SC), Beroun, MN, No damage. Internal engine failure indicated. SDR report to be filed upon learning what failed.

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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