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FAA incident report · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Delta, UT · March 8, 2025

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Date
March 8, 2025 · 10:45 local
Place
Delta, UT
Airport
Delta Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N636SC
Reported as
Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser
Reported engine
ROTAX 912S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total578 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N636SCRegistered now · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 07SC015 · Built 2007Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISEREngine modelRotax 912S 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 03/08/2025, after a thorough preflight in spanish fork ut, the pilot flew to Delta, UT municipal airport (dta). After refueling the aircraft in Delta, the pilot pushed the aircraft away from the self-service fuel pump. The pilot ran into the FBO to use the restroom. The pilot then sumped the fuel tanks and gascolator and got in the airplane and started the aircraft. The aircraft made an abnormal sound during startup and the pilot saw in the corner of his eye something fall near the aircraft. The pilot shut down the aircraft's engine; it was running for about 5 seconds. Upon inspection of the aircraft, the pilot noticed the propeller blades were damaged. A propeller blade had a piece broken off which was about 6-8 inches long. Another propeller blade was separating in layers and showed stress signs at the root of the blade propeller. The front nose gear appeared relatively undamaged but had a few marks on it which the pilot believed were from the propeller blades contacting the front tire.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/08/2025, AFTER A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT IN SPANISH FORK UT, THE PILOT FLEW TO DELTA, UT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTA). AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT IN DELTA, THE PILOT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE SELF-SERVICE FUEL PUMP. THE PILOT RAN INTO THE FBO TO USE THE RESTROOM. THE PILOT THEN SUMPED THE FUEL TANKS AND GASCOLATOR AND GOT IN THE AIRPLANE AND STARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND DURING STARTUP AND THE PILOT SAW IN THE CORNER OF HIS EYE SOMETHING FALL NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE; IT WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED. A PROPELLER BLADE HAD A PIECE BROKEN OFF WHICH WAS ABOUT 6-8 INCHES LONG. ANOTHER PROPELLER BLADE WAS SEPARATING IN LAYERS AND SHOWED STRESS SIGNS AT THE ROOT OF THE BLADE PROPELLER. THE FRONT NOSE GEAR APPEARED RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED BUT HAD A FEW MARKS ON IT WHICH THE PILOT BELIEVED WERE FROM THE PROPELLER BLADES CONTACTING THE FRONT TIRE.