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FAA accident report · Flight Desi CTSW · Fullerton, CA · November 24, 2010

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Date
November 24, 2010 · 11:07 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N459CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA057
Reported as
Flight Desi Ctsw
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
407 total22 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N459CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTSWS/N 07-08-12 · Built 2007Airframe 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.

At 11:00 PDT on November 24, 2010 light sport aircraft Flight design gmbh N459CT skidded off the runway on landing at Fullerton, CA airport .on-scene investigation and interview with the pilot revealed he was attempting to center the aircraft from the right side of the runway during the approach, and the left main landing gear contacted the surface hard. The aircraft veered sharply to the left and departed the left side of the runway approximately 250 feet from the initial contact point. The nose landing gear dug into the dirt and the aircraft flipped over, ending up inverted just off the left side of the runway. The pilot and passenger sustained minor laceration injuries, and were examined on the scene by paramedics and released. Inspection of the aircraft found the nose landing gear collapsed, with a hole in the wheel pant about three inches in diameter on the right forward side. Two of the three prop blades were cracked, one laterally, the other transversely. There were numerous cracks in the lower engine cowling, left wing tip and upper surface, right wing tip, and the rudder.

As the FAA filed it

AT 11:00 PDT ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH N459CT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT FULLERTON, CA AIRPORT .ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION AND INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE APPROACH, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE SURFACE HARD. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, ENDING UP INVERTED JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATION INJURIES, AND WERE EXAMINED ON THE SCENE BY PARAMEDICS AND RELEASED.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, WITH A HOLE IN THE WHEEL PANT ABOUT THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER ON THE RIGHT FORWARD SIDE. TWO OF THE THREE PROP BLADES WERE CRACKED, ONE LATERALLY, THE OTHER TRANSVERSELY. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING, LEFT WING TIP AND UPPER SURFACE, RIGHT WING TIP, AND THE RUDDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11CA057Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFullerton, CAThe pilot's improper flare during landing.Nov 24, 2010 · Substantial damage