# Incident 20210917015859I: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Riverside, CA, September 17, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2021, 21:20 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERSIDE (RAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801PS-2026-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport PIPER SPORT (registry code 0600073, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-piper-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT AS PIPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 4 CYCLE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,451 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210917015859I

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THERE WAS VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE GEAR. THE PILOT APPLIED MORE BACKPRESSURE.  THE SHAKING SUBSIDED AS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY DROPPED AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, TWO OF THE BLADES DISCONNECTED AT THE HUB, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

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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