# Accident 20101209054119A: Flight Desi CTLS, Willard, OH, December 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2010, 16:56 local time
- Place: Willard, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0333° N, 82.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0333&lon=-82.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30LK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30LK-2013-09-16) (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 DESI CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 29 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101209054119A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE AT 9,500 FEET MSL, THE PILOT HEARD A SNAP OR A POP JUST PRIOR TO THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH.  THE PILOT THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CARB. ICE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE ICE.  THE INDICATED PM WAS APPROX. 4,200.  NORMALLY THE ENGINE RUNS AT 5,200 RPM.  DESCENDING THROUGH 4,500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, HOWEVER, WHEN ENGAGING THE STARTER, THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER.  THE PROPELLER DID NOT SPIN.  THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD.  THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT AN WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PITCH MOMENT CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP, NOSE FIRST, ONTO ITS TOP.  WE ARE WAITING FOR AN ENGINE SPECIALIST TO EXAMINE THE ENGINE.

## 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 CEN11LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA102), Dec 9, 2010: Flight Design Ctls (N30LK), Willard, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fatigue failure of a cylinder exhaust spring.

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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