Pilot Debrief

FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW near Delaware, OH — 2008-09-24

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Date
2008-09-24
Location
Delaware, OH, USA
Airport
DLZ
Aircraft
FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
Registration
N63DH
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting takeoffs and landings on a solo flight when the accident occurred. He had successfully completed one landing. After touchdown on the second landing, the airplane began to oscillate from side to side. The student pilot's efforts to regain directional control were not successful. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and the right wing tip subsequently struck the ground. The nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest nose down in the grass adjacent to the runway. A postaccident inspection of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies associated with a preimpact failure.

NTSB coding

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