# NTSB WPR24LA108: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser, N601CF, Maricopa, AZ, March 6, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 6, 2024, 08:07 local (15:07 UTC)
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.992292, -111.91645
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9923&lon=-111.9164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193919/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193919
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA108

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in abnormal contact with the runway.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060002O), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=060002O), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=060002O), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll and after pulling the control stick back to initiate rotation, the airplane pulled off the ground quickly. Concerned the airplane would stall, the pilot then pushed the stick forward. The airplane’s nose lowered which resulted in the nosewheel contacting the runway surface and folding back. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601CF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601CF), registered now, S/N 07SC051, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Registry model: [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (registry code 060002O) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912S series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (registry code 55570, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 07SC051
- Year built: 2007
- Airframe hours: 2619.5
- Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, April 21, 2023, 69 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: A39, Ak-Chin, runway 22, 4,751 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 27, 2024; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 247 total, 1 in this make and model, 130 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Observed at: KCGZ, 8 nm away
- METAR: METAR KCGZ 061456Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 6//// T01110050 53009 PNO

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193919. 2.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16909136&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_fillable_savable%20(1)_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 650 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16908627&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%20for%20WPR24LA108-Rel.pdf

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.

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