# Accident 20180310001889A: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Addison, TX, March 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2018, 16:47 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9589° N, 96.8317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9589&lon=-96.8317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422PS-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport PIPER SPORT (registry code 0600073, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 47 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180310001889A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 10, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1647 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CZECH PIPER SPORT, N422PS, DEPARTED ADDISON AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 15. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADEA LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE SAME RUNWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN18LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA119), Mar 10, 2018: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N422PS), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operator’s use of improper fuel, which resulted in partial loss of engine power due to vapor lock.

## Other reports on N422PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20120126001169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126001169I), Jan 26, 2012: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT (N422PS), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. On January 26, 2012, at approximately 1600 EDT, a Czech sport aircraft, model Piper Sport, N422PS, serial no. P1001010, owned by us sport aircraft inc., and…

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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