# Accident 20191123019289A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Lamar, CO, November 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0697° N, 102.6886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0697&lon=-102.6886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N595SC-2021-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 29 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191123019289A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 23, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 MST, N595SC, A CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS MODEL SPORTCRUISER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLAA). THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION.

## 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 GAA20CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA092), Nov 23, 2019: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportscruiser (N595SC), Lamar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction due to an open canopy during final approach, which resulted in a loss of altitude and ground impact short of the runway.

## Other reports on N595SC (1)

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

- [Incident 20080507833349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080507833349I), May 7, 2008: N595SC, Newburyport, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Comm center event #13775, dated 5/7/08. N595SC, czech aircraft works spol sro sport cruiser, s/n 06SC002 (LSA) owned by northeast light sport aircraft,…

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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