# Accident 20170803012709A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Salisbury, NC, August 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2017, 08:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777NG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777NG) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803012709A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/3/2017 STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS, STUDENT STATED THAT DURING ONE OF THE APPROCHES TO LAND THE CANAPY CAME OPEN.  HE COMPLETED THE LANDING, CLOSED THE CANAPY AND TOOK OFF.  ON THE NEXT APPROCH TO LANDING THE CANAPY AGAIN CAME OPEN.  HE LANDED HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF, PILOT THEN LIFTED OFF AGAIN.  NEXT ATTEMPT TO LAND CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.  PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N777NG (1)

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

- [Incident 20210206000829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210206000829I), Feb 6, 2021: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (N777NG), Albemarle, NC, Minor damage. Student pilot on solo flight bounced on landing. Student pilot stated that before he could get full power in to iniate a go-around the aircraft again bounced 2…

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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