# Accident 20260424005029A: Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT, Crownpoint, NM, April 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2026, 15:45 local time
- Place: Crownpoint, NM
- Airport: Crownpoint
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6842° N, 108.1550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6842&lon=-108.1550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N610PS) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260424005029A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/24/2026 AT 1450 A PIPER SPORT, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A DESCENT AND LANDING ACCIDENT, DURING LANDING. THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO FLY TO GALLUP NM AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PILOT CERTIFICATION IS A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE ORIGIN OF THIS FLIGHT WAS DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (KAEG) 04/24/2026 AT 1430.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAEG WITH FULL FUEL AT 14:30 EN ROUTE TO GALLUP, NM MUNICIPAL. THE PILOT BECAME EXTREMELY AIRSICK JUST AS ALBUQUERQUE CENTER CONTACTED THE PILOT ABOUT MINIMUM SECTOR ALTITUDE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESPOND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES DUE TO VOMITING. THE PILOT WAS VECTORED TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. THEY ANNOUNCED AIRPORT AT 11:00 TO 12:00 O'CLOCK AND THE PILOT SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A RESIDENTIAL AIRPARK, THE PILOT ASKED IF IT WAS AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS AN AIRPARK AND ADDED THAT IT WAS 1.5 MILES AHEAD. THE PILOT FOCUSED ON THE CENTER LINE AND UPON LANDING, CLIPPED THE GATE EXTENSION ON THE PROPERTY, AND EVENTUALLY WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT, UP A CURB, WHERE THE PROP STRUCK THE FENCE. WHAT THE PILOT THOUGHT WAS A RESIDENTIAL AIRPARK TURNED OUT TO BE A RESIDENTIAL ROAD.

## 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 WPR26LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA167), Apr 24, 2026: Czech Sport Piper Sport (N610PS), Crownpoint, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to correctly identify the runway, which resulted in a landing on a residential driveway and collision with a gate.

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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