# Accident 20090513012569A: Flight CT2K, Mitchell, SD, May 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2009, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mitchell, SD
- Airport: Mitchell Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7747° N, 98.0386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7747&lon=-98.0386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N433CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CT2K (registry code 0600002, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ct2k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT CT2K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090513012569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2009 A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP IN MAPLE PLAIN, MN WITH A FINAL DESTINATION TO DALHART, TX (DHT).  WHILE MAKING A FUEL STOP IN MITCHELL, SD THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DUE TO GUSTING WINDS.  ON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BROKE-OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK THROUGH THE FIREWALL.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALONG WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CEN09CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA305), May 13, 2009: Flight Design CT2K (N433CT), Mitchell, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting winds during landing.

## Other reports on N433CT (1)

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

- [Accident 20190816023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816023519A), Aug 16, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CT2K (N433CT), Hooper, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was participating in the Washington passport program, where they fly to all the airports and receive a stamp. The pilot sated he didn?t plan correctly,…

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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