# Incident 20210722008669I: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Waco, TX, July 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2021, 22:38 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 3USS
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N489SC) (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: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 114 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210722008669I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING NIGHT TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT ACT. ON THE FOURTH LANDING, THE PILOT FLARED HIGH, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD AND BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE, STRIKING THE PROPELLER, CAUSING SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOTWAS THE SOLE OCCUPANTOF THE 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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