# Accident 20120719025239A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Elyria, OH, July 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2012, 21:30 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 82.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21ZA) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA676](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA676) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719025239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA676](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA676), Jul 20, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N21ZA (2)

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

- [Accident 20181104021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104021489A), Nov 4, 2018: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Upon 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…
- [Incident 20121017023889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121017023889I), Oct 17, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Minor damage. The 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…

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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