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FAA incident report · Amtr CTSW · Carson City, NV · April 11, 2007

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Date
April 11, 2007 · 09:10 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N755CT
Reported as
Amtr Ctsw
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total270 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N755CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTSWS/N 06-11-18 · Built 2006Airframe modelFlight Design CTSWEngine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted, pilot-in-command, was giving privacy data omitted a check out in this aircraft. This was the last approach to landing due to increased winds. While on final approach, the PIC indiated that they should consider a go-around at approximately 400 feet. However, they continued on the approach. At approximately 100 feet the PIC placed his hands on the controls, but failed to insure a positive exchange of controls with the second pilot. As a result, both pilots were attempting to make control input during the touch down and roll out. The aircraft hit hard and bounced, then hit again and struck the propeller. During this time both pilots were in conflict with each other and the result was the left main gear broke off, the nose gear collapsed, and the propeller struck the ground. In addition, the left wing tip struck the ground and resulted in damage. The PIC was counseled that his role be very clear prior to initiating any instruction; and who would take control of the aircraft; and how the exchange would be made.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WAS GIVING ^PRIVACY DAT^ A CHECK OUT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS THE LAST APPROACH TO LANDING DUE TO INCREASED WINDS. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PIC INDIATED THAT THEY SHOULD CONSIDER A GO-AROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED ON THE APPROACH. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET THE PIC PLACED HIS HANDS ON THE CONTROLS, BUT FAILED TO INSURE A POSITIVE EXCHANGE OF CONTROLS WITH THE SECOND PILOT. AS A RESULT, BOTH PILOTS WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE CONTROL INPUT DURING THE TOUCH DOWN AND ROLL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND BOUNCED, THEN HIT AGAIN AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER. DURING THIS TIME BOTH PILOTS WERE IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER AND THE RESULT WAS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN DAMAGE. THE PIC WAS COUNSELED THAT HIS ROLE BE VERY CLEAR PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY INSTRUCTION; AND WHO WOULD TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT; AND HOW THE EXCHANGE WOULD BE MADE.