# Accident 20110810017379A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Ankeny, IA, August 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2011, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6911° N, 93.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6911&lon=-93.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS3 (registry code 55602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 16 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA567](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA567) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810017379A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED ENTERING A RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT ANKENY, IOWA (KIKV).  WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, PILOT LANDED HARD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT TAXIIED BACK TO THE HANGAR AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT NOTICING ANY DAMAGE.  LATER THAT EVENING, ANOTHER PILOT REPORTED FINDING CRACKS AND ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN11CA567](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA567), Aug 10, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N227CT), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard 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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