# Accident 20071010831679A: Amtr CTSW, Afton, WY, October 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7111° N, 110.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7111&lon=-110.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245CT) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,166 total, 80 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010831679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE AT WELD AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE LANDING GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE 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 DEN08LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA008), Oct 10, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N245CT), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correct the alignment of the airplane and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in exceeding the design stress limits that caused the right main landing gear…

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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