# Incident 20180204006649I: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Addison, TX, February 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2018, 16:40 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3USS
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N542SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER (registry code 0600066, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180204006649I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40 CST N542SC SUFFERED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON LANDING AT THE ADDISON, TX AIRPORT (ADS). THE STUDENT SPORT PILOT, THOMAS HUTSON, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 IN WIND CONDITIONS REPORTED BY ADS ATC AS 33017G24. THE STUDENT WAS ENDORSED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, CHRIS CAYWOOD, CFI CERT #3890421CFI, TO CONDUCT A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BASED ON THE WINDS REPORTED ABOVE. ACCORDING TO WITNESS, N542SC BOUNCED UPON THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN THEN PROCEEDED TO BOUNCE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE LANDING NOSE GEAR FIRST AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THEM TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB. THE AIRCRAFT SLID NOSE DOWN ON THE ENGINE COWLING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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