# Accident 20090318004209A: Flight CTLS, Pittstown, NJ, March 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2009, 13:50 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5597° N, 74.9786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5597&lon=-74.9786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471CT-2009-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 9 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090318004209A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT SKY MANOR AIRPORT IN PITTSTOWN, NJ (N40).  THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT FORCED HIM OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING NOSE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFT PART 91.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH NOT INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA204), Mar 18, 2009: Flight Design Ctls (N471CT), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.

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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