Czech Sport SPORTCRUISER N467SC

Summary

On 14 August 2020 at about 12:56 local time, a Czech Sport SPORTCRUISER registered N467SC, operated by Thrust Flight, was involved in an accident near Gober, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 2020 at 12:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Gober, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.4794, -96.0981

Aircraft

Czech Sport SPORTCRUISER

Registration

N467SC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Thrust Flight

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20LA339

2 people were seriously injured.

The student pilot’s improper recovery from a power-off stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to properly monitor the student pilot during the stall recovery.

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

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The student pilot was performing a power-off stall and recovery maneuver. The flight instructor was instructing the student through the maneuver as he was performing it. The student performed the maneuver steps correctly until the stall occurred. During the recovery, the student pitched the airplane’s nose down into a near vertical attitude and applied full power instead of pitching the airplane 10o nose down which was the proper recovery attitude, and the airplane entered an inverted spin. The flight instructor reported that she was caught off guard by the student’s actions during the recovery and immediately took control of the airplane. She attempted to recover the airplane from the spin but was unable to regain airplane control. The instructor then deployed the airframe parachute, and the airplane landed in an open field. Surface wind caught the parachute, causing the airplane to be dragged across the field. As a result, the empennage and wings sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.