# Accident 20101124053289A: Flight Desi CTSW, Fullerton, CA, November 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2010, 11:07 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 117.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459CT) (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: FLIGHT DESI CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 22 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124053289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA057), Nov 24, 2010: Flight Design Ctsw (N459CT), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare 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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