20110414006289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · Jacksonville, FL · April 14, 2011

Date: April 14, 2011 · 00:30 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N178CT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11CA254
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 15 total15 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N178CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-08-07-04 · Built 2008 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine 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.

The student pilot on landing landed on nose wheel and porpoised the aircraft several times. The CFI saw the landing and did not stop the student. The CFI then made two other flights in the aircraft until another CFI the next day noticed something different on preflight. Upon inspection the firewall was cracked where the engine mounts connected to the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT ON LANDING LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL AND PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CFI SAW THE LANDING AND DID NOT STOP THE STUDENT. THE CFI THEN MADE TWO OTHER FLIGHTS IN THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL ANOTHER CFI THE NEXT DAY NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON PREFLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION THE FIREWALL WAS CRACKED WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNTS CONNECTED TO THE FIREWALL.

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 ERA11CA254Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJacksonville, FLThe student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 14, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N178CT · 1

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

Incident 20170714014129ILanding: Touchdown · Columbus, OHThe student pilot related to operations inspector rollins , he felt rushed by ATC and came in for the landing high and too fast, but still decided to continue with the landing phase of the Flight. This resulted in a hard landing, the aircraft bounced and then…Jul 14, 2017 · Minor damage