# Accident 20070704014469A: Amtr CTSW, Colorado Sprin, CO, July 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2007
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9456° N, 104.5697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9456&lon=-104.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CTSW
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070704014469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND BOUNCED DOWN THE RUNWAY. IN ATTEMPTS TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, A HARD LANDING RESULTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND TO THE FIREWALL. NO PREVAILING WEATHER OR MECHANICAL CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA120), Jul 4, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N108EM), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and failure to maintain control and subsequent hard landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the gusty winds, hot temperature, and high density altitude.

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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