# Accident 20110414006289A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Jacksonville, FL, April 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2011, 00:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3364° N, 81.5144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3364&lon=-81.5144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178CT) (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 DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110414006289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA254), Apr 14, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N178CT), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N178CT (1)

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

- [Incident 20170714014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714014129I), Jul 14, 2017: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N178CT), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. The 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…

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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