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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER · Murrieta, CA · August 30, 2019

Date: August 30, 2019 · 09:44 local
Place: Murrieta, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N117BF
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA537
Reported as: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N117BFRegistered now · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISERS/N C0614 · Built 2017 Airframe modelCzech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912ULS 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.

A student pilot was on his first solo flight performing touch and go take off?s and landings on runway 18 at french valley airport (F70). On the approach to the second landing, the aircraft touched down hard on the two main wheels, which caused the aircraft to bounce and go airborne again. The student responded by pushing the aircraft nose forward, which caused the aircraft to bounce a second time. While touching down the third time, the student attempted to use right rudder to get the aircraft straight, but was unable to regain control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway into the grass.

As the FAA filed it

A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKE OFF?S AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18 AT FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70). ON THE APPROACH TO THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE TWO MAIN WHEELS, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND GO AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE STUDENT RESPONDED BY PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE FORWARD, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE A SECOND TIME. WHILE TOUCHING DOWN THE THIRD TIME, THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO USE RIGHT RUDDER TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.

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 GAA19CA537Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMurrieta, CAThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control and a hard landing.Aug 30, 2019 · Substantial damage