# Accident 20220317003519A: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Homestead, FL, March 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2022, 14:35 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4706° N, 81.4307° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4706&lon=-81.4307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811PS) (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 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARATHON AIRPORT (MTH), VFR, FOR NAPLES AIRPORT (APF). ADSB DATA SHOWED FLIGHT TRACK FROM MTH AT 1312, CLIMBED TO 1,450 FEET MSL TOWARD APF AT A 336 HEADING AND 125 KNOTS. FLIGHT DATA SHOWS RAPID CLIMB FROM 1,200 FT MSL TO 1,800 FT MSL AT 1324 AND SLOWING TO 74 KNOTS. AT 1327 AIRCRAFT STARTED WITH ERRATIC HEADING, ALTITUDE, AND GROUNDSPEED EXCURSIONS. AIRCRAFT THEN COMPLETED A 240 DEGREE TURN TO THE EAST, ALTITUDE VARIED FROM 1,600 FT MSL TO 800 FT MSL AND SPEEDS BETWEEN 83 AND 143 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED WITH A LEFT TURN TO 336 COURSE AT 800 FT MSL AND 100 KNOTS AT 1331. AT 1343 ADSB DATA WAS LOST. PILOT NEVER ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION WITH ATC AFTER DEPARTING MTH. AIRCRAFT DEBRIS FIELD FOUND 22 MILES SW OF EVERGLADES AIRPARK (X01) BY A 42' FISHING BOAT THAT REPORTED TO THE COAST GUARD. THE AIRPLANE FRONT AND REAR LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND ALONG WITH PERSONAL ITEMS THAT IDENTIFY THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER AND PILOT INFORMATION. KEYWEST COAST GUARD CONDUCTED A SEARCH FOR PILOT AND AIRPLANE FROM 03/17/2022 TO SUNSET 03/19/2022. AIRPLANE AND PILOT WERE NOT LOCATED. AIRCRAFT DEBRIS FOUND WAS TURNED OVER TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND PICKED UP BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA22LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA162), Mar 17, 2022: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N811PS), Homestead, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with water for underdetermined reasons.

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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