Czech Sport Aircraft As Piper Sport accident near Spring Hill, FL
On May 7, 2011, a Czech Sport Aircraft As Piper Sport (airplane) was involved in an accident near Spring Hill, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 7, 2011
- Place
- Spring Hill, FL
- Aircraft
- Czech Sport Aircraft As Piper Sport · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.468°N, 82.485°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110507X23111
Official records · ERA11FA287
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpts, FAA Air Traffic Control Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 6, 2011, at 2328 eastern daylight time, a special light sport Czech Sport Aircraft AS Piper Sport, N420PS, was substantially damaged when it impacted wooded terrain in Spring Hill, Florida. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight from Page Field (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, to Joliet Regional Airport (JOT), Joliet, Illinois. The positioning flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed Fort Myers at 2213. The pilot subsequently received flight following from Tampa Approach Control, and was advised to contact Jacksonville Center, which the pilot acknowledged. There were no further transmissions from the pilot. Radar data indicated that at 2327:53, the airplane was proceeding northbound, over a residential area at 6,500 feet. At 2327:57, the altitude readout was 6,400 feet. At 2328:02, the altitude readout was 6,000 feet, indicating an average rate of descent of about 4,800 feet per minute (fpm) during the previous 5 seconds. The next and final altitude readout occurred at 2328:11, at 3,500 feet, indicating an average rate of descent in excess of 16,000 fpm during the previous 9 seconds. Altitude readouts then ceased; however, there were several additional "skin paint" radar returns, including two to the northeast of the original track that led to the airplane's impact site. There were no radar returns from any ot
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent application of control inputs that resulted in rapid, right-rolling, negative g-forces during night cruise flight and his subsequent ejection from the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at night in an airplane not approved for night flight, his unbuckling of the seat belt portion of the restraint harness, and the inadvertent opening of th
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
