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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design CTSW · El Monte, CA · November 27, 2011

Date: November 27, 2011 · 15:52 local
Place: El Monte, CA
Airport: El Monte
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N996CT
Reported as: Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 322 total7 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N996CTRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Flight Design CTSWS/N 06-12-16 · Built 2006 Airframe modelFlight Design CTSW 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.

On 11/27/2011 N996CT a Flight Design Gmbh, model Ctsw, serial number 06-12-16 experienced a collapsed nose gear during landing at El Monte Airport(EMT) California. Inspection of the aircraft showed that the nose assembly collapsed damaging the firewall. The national transportation safety board was notified and this matter was determined to be an incident. Flight instructor eyewitness stated that she observed the aircraft landing at a high rate of speed and as the aircraft got closer to the runway, it ballooned up, came back down in a nose down attitude. At this time the Flight instructor noticed that the nose gear had collapsed. The findings following the investigation resulted in re-examination for the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/27/2011 N996CT A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH, MODEL CTSW, SERIAL NUMBER 06-12-16 EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING AT EL MONTE AIRPORT(EMT) CALIFORNIA. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT THE NOSE ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE FIREWALL. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WAS NOTIFIED AND THIS MATTER WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INCIDENT. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EYEWITNESS STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND AS THE AIRCRAFT GOT CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY, IT BALLOONED UP, CAME BACK DOWN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AT THIS TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. THE FINDINGS FOLLOWING THE INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN RE-EXAMINATION FOR THE PILOT.