Czech Sport SPORTCRUISER N117BF

Summary

On 30 August 2019 at about 14:30 local time, a Czech Sport SPORTCRUISER registered N117BF, operated by Bountiful Flight LLC, was involved in an accident near Murrieta, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 2019 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Murrieta, California, United States

Nearest airport

French Valley (F70)

Coordinates

33.5742, -117.1286

Aircraft

Czech Sport SPORTCRUISER

Registration

N117BF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Bountiful Flight LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murrieta/Temecula → Murrieta/Temecula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA537

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control and a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that his second approach for landing was low and that, when he flared, the wheels contacted the runway, and the airplane bounced. The student did not want to stall the airplane, so he pitched the nose down to level it, but it bounced again, drifted left, exited the runway, landed hard, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.