# Incident 20240824011839I: Czech Sport Aircraft SPORTCRUISER, Merrit Island, FL, August 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2024, 13:10 local time
- Place: Merrit Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365DD-2025-05-08) (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 SPORTCRUISER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240824011839I

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT ENGAGED IN SOLO LANDING PRACTICE APPROACHED RUNWAY 11 AND EXPERIENCED A BOUNCED LANDING. THE PILOT ASSESSED THAT CONDITIONS WERE BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND THEREFORE DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LANDING. UPON THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING BOTH THE PROPELLER AND THE COLLAPSED GEAR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. FORTUNATELY, NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED BY 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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