# Incident 20120107002639I: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Fort Myers, FL, January 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2012, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5866° N, 81.8632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N772CT) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120107002639I

## Narrative

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

DURING A DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TRAINING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) DECIDED TO "STAY ON THE CONTROLS" DURING THE LANDING MANUEVER.  THEY EXECUTED A NORMAL CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE, WHEN, UPON SETTING THE NOSEWHEEL DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE.  THE CFI IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE NOSEWHEEL BACK OFF THE GROUND IN ANTICIPATION OF A FLAT NOSE TIRE.  HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHILE KEEPING LONGITUDINAL CONTROL AND GENTLY SET THE NOSEWHEEL DOWN TO THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDED TO A STOP.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRE.

## Other reports on N772CT (2)

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

- [Incident 20150109000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150109000319I), Jan 9, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N772CT), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. On January 9, 2015, at 1010 local time, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls, N772CT, registered to paragon airplane leasing, during bi-annual the aircraft was cleared…
- [Accident 20100207036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100207036569A), Feb 7, 2010: Flight Desi CTLS (N772CT), Ft. Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first solo take off. Started takeoff roll with a right rudder over correction for torque. Then again, overcorrected, this time to the left.…

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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