# Accident 20190830011609A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Murrieta, CA, August 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2019, 09:44 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117BF) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA537) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA537), Aug 30, 2019: Czech Sport Sportcruiser (N117BF), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control and a hard landing.

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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