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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · Elyria, OH · July 19, 2012

Date: July 19, 2012 · 21:30 local
Place: Elyria, OH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21ZA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA676
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 134 total2 in the last 90 days

N21ZARegistered now · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-10-09-04 · Built 2011 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.

On 7/19/2012, landed hard on the nose landing gear. This damaged the nose landing gear, engine mount, firewall, and the right main landing gear. The damage to the right main landing gear was not evident until the gear collapsed during a landing on 10/17/2012. The aircraft was repaired at the factory.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/19/2012, LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THIS DAMAGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A LANDING ON 10/17/2012. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AT THE FACTORY.

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 CEN12LA676Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElyria, OHThe pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 20, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N21ZA · 2

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

Accident 20181104021489ALanding: Approach · Elyria, OHUpon landing on runway 7, the aircraft was at 10 feet going approximately 61 knots. When the aircraft was at approximately 5 feet, going approximately 55 knots, it dropped onto the runway and snapped-off the right hand main wheel assembly. The aircraft veered…Nov 4, 2018 · Substantial damage Incident 20121017023889ILanding: Touchdown · Elyria, OHThe right main landing gear strut failed shortly after touchdown. This is a fixed gear aircraft. The aircraft, including the landing gear strut is made of composite material. In August of 2012, the aircraft was damaged during a hard landing. The nose gear and…Oct 17, 2012 · Minor damage