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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Santa Ynez, CA · September 11, 2017

Date: September 11, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place: Santa Ynez, CA
Airport: Santa Ynez
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4465F
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA538
Reported as: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total100 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4465FRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2018 · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 08SC142 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912 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.

The pilot stated that the automatic weather reporting system at Santa Ynez was out of service. To get wind information the pilot overflew the airport and noted the windsock to favor runway 26.

The pilot noted gusty winds on base to final. The approach was stable until touch down when the wind speed and direction changed. This caused the aircraft to bounce once then hit hard. This caused the landing gears to break, the aircraft then slid off to the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER REPORTING SYSTEM AT SANTA YNEZ WAS OUT OF SERVICE. TO GET WIND INFORMATION THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND NOTED THE WINDSOCK TO FAVOR RUNWAY 26.

THE PILOT NOTED GUSTY WINDS ON BASE TO FINAL. THE APPROACH WAS STABLE UNTIL TOUCH DOWN WHEN THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CHANGED. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ONCE THEN HIT HARD. THIS CAUSED THE LANDING GEARS TO BREAK, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 GAA17CA538Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSanta Ynez, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.Sep 11, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4465F · 1

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

Incident 20150926023449ILanding: Touchdown · Van Nuys, CAPorpising during incident aircraft landing resulted in damage to nose gear.Sep 26, 2015 · Minor damage