# Accident 20060530022239A: Amtr CTSW, Leesburg, VA, May 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0781° N, 77.5575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0781&lon=-77.5575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N460CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060530022239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) SECOND FLIGHT OF DAY THRU KLNS/KJYO AWAS 010/05 DEPARTED JYO RWY 17 AFTER ROTATION AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT CAPTAIN TRIED CORRECTING BUT CONTROLS DID NOT RESPOND TRIED TO LEVEL AIRCRAFT NO RESPONSE NECESSARY TO LAND OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY IN GRASS AREA LEFT GEAR SHEARED OFF NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AS WITH RIGHT GEAR, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BACK ON RUNWAY BENDING PROP UNDER FUSELAGE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA135), May 30, 2006: Flight Design Gmbh (N460CT), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper remedial action to regain directional control after takeoff. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after takeoff.

## Other reports on N460CT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120730029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730029019A), Jul 30, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N460CT), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. On 7/30/2012, the pilot traveled to el dorado (keqa) to pick up a Flight design light sport aircraft (N640CT) to fly back to his home base near Hutchinson,…
- [Accident 20080621841689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621841689A), Jun 21, 2008: Amtr CTSW (N460CT), Von Ormy, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft run out of fuel at 5000 MSL. Pilot landed on open field at a farm also used as landing strip. Pilot touched down past half distance from the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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