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FAA incident report · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER · Shelbyville, IL · September 16, 2021

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Date
September 16, 2021 · 07:45 local
Place
Shelbyville, IL
Airport
Shelby County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N218JD
Reported as
Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
426 total1 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days
N218JDRegistered now · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISERS/N P1001090 · Built 2010Airframe modelCzech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISEREngine 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.

On September 16, 2021, at approximately 0745 CST, N218JD was being operated on an instructional flight at Shelby County Airport (2H0). The aircraft lifted off of runway 32 with the pilot receiving instruction on the controls. The instructor pilot felt that the pilot receiving instruction was pulling out of ground effect at an airspeed that was too slow. The instructor pilot then applied forward pressure on the stick in order to prompt the pilot receiving instruction to remain in ground effect longer in order to build more airspeed. This led to the two pilots applying opposite control inputs. At this time the aircraft began to drift toward the right side of the runway. The aircraft lost altitude and skipped off of the intersecting grass runway (runway 4-22). The contact with the intersecting runway caused the aircraft to yaw to the right and enter a soybean field on the right side of runway 32. The aircraft bounced multiple times as the aircraft continued turning to the right. The aircraft came to rest facing a southwesterly direction. The right main landing gear was damaged during the incident. There was no other damage to the aircraft and both occupants were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 CST, N218JD WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (2H0). THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF OF RUNWAY 32 WITH THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION ON THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT FELT THAT THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WAS PULLING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS TOO SLOW. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT THEN APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE STICK IN ORDER TO PROMPT THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TO REMAIN IN GROUND EFFECT LONGER IN ORDER TO BUILD MORE AIRSPEED. THIS LED TO THE TWO PILOTS APPLYING OPPOSITE CONTROL INPUTS. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND SKIPPED OFF OF THE INTERSECTING GRASS RUNWAY (RUNWAY 4-22). THE CONTACT WITH THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AND ENTER A SOYBEAN FIELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED DURING THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED.