# Accident 20181222022029A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Naples, FL, December 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1669° N, 81.5161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1669&lon=-81.5161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N564SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N564SC-2019-05-22) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181222022029A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATING 2015 CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS, SPORT CRUISER N564SC, SERIAL NUMBER C0524 WAS AT 2500 FEET WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD STUCK BY A LARGE BIRD UNDER THE ENGINE COWLING AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD CRASHING INTO TREES ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. LEFT SEAT PILOT DUE TO CRASH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND OTHER PILOT MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY CRASH. PILOT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES DIED JANUARY 23, 2019.

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A STREET WITH HOMES AND MULTIPLE LARGE TREES. AIRCRAFT IMPACT STOP SIGN FIRST, SECOND WOODEN POST 4 X 4 AND THIRD 2 LARGE TREES. AFTER IMPACT WITH TREES, AIRCRAFT SWUNG 180 DEGREES WITH EMPENNAGE IMPACT ANOTHER TREE COMING TO REST ON A FENCE.  ENGINE TORN FROM AIRCRAFT ON IMPACT WITH TWO LARGE TREES. ENGINE FIREWALL AND COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL SUSTAINED SIGNIFICATE DAMAGE TORN FROM AIRCRAFT. RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SIGNIFICATE DAMAGE WITH IMPACT WITH TREES AND WOODEN POST. LEFT WING DAMAGED WITH IMPACT WITH STOP SIGN.  AIRCRAFT CANOPY WITH MULTIPLE HOLES AND CRACKS.

INSPECTION OF NOSE WHEEL FARING UNDERSIDE OF ENGINE COWLING FOUND DRIED BLOOD FROM LARGE BIRD IMPACT. BLOOD STREAM AND DIRECTION OF FLOW INDICATES IMPACT OCCURRED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. BIRD TISSUE FOUND LOGGED IN AND AROUND NOSE WHEEL FARING HARDWARE AND NOSE WHEEL STRUT.

INSPECTION OF ENGINE FOUND SIGNIFICATE DAMAGE WHEN AIRCRAFT ENGINE IMPACT TREES. PROPELLER SHEARED FROM ENGINE BUT NO DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE BLADES. ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. EXAMINATION OF CARBURETOR FOUND PROPER MECHANICAL OPERATION WITH BUTTERFLY OPENING AND CLOSING WITH FUEL LEAKING, CARBURETOR SHOWED NO SIGNS EXTERIOR DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO ENGINE UNDERSIDE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WAS ITEM OR ITEMS DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH BIRD STRIKE CAUSING AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO STOP OPERATING.

## 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 ERA19LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA091), Dec 22, 2018: Czech Sport Sportcruiser (N564SC), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with a bird in flight, which resulted in damage to the engine, a fuel leak, and a subsequent total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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