Pilot Debrief

FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW near New Carlisle, OH — 2014-05-26

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Date
2014-05-26
Location
New Carlisle, OH, USA
Airport
3OH0
Aircraft
FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
Registration
N640C
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while landing on runway 28, the airplane "possibly caught a side gust [of wind]." The airplane dropped to the ground and during the landing roll, the airplane started to turn to the left. The pilot and his pilot-rated passenger applied right rudder but were unable to alter the ground track of the airplane. The airplane departed the runway and the nose wheel "dug in" to the ground. The airplane came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and the vertical stabilizer. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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