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FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · Conway, AR · July 25, 2012

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Date
July 25, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place
Conway, AR
Airport
Dennis F. Cantrell Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N930SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA476
Reported as
Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,876 total10 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N930SARegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Flight Design CTLSS/N 08-02-05 · Built 2008Airframe modelFlight Design CTLSEngine 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 July 26, 2012 at 1000 cdst, a Flight design clts, N930SA, registered to sparrow flying club, Conway, AR, was being operated by a club member on a cross country Flight from searcy, AR (ksrc) to Conway, AR (kcws) on a leisure Flight. During the approach to runway 26, the pilot in command (PIC) stated he was short of the threashold and numbers and would be landing short on the extended threshold. The PIC stated he increased power to extend his landing to the threshold. The aircraft touched down 95 feet short of the threshold marking line. At touch down the right landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the right side of the runway aproximently 100 feet then coming to rest facing 080 degrees. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A Flight plan was filed with the Flight service station. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The certificated pilot and his passenger were not injured. The Flight originated at the searcy airport on July 25, 2012 at approximately 0800 cdst.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 26, 2012 AT 1000 CDST, A FLIGHT DESIGN CLTS, N930SA, REGISTERED TO SPARROW FLYING CLUB, CONWAY, AR, WAS BEING OPERATED BY A CLUB MEMBER ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SEARCY, AR (KSRC) TO CONWAY, AR (KCWS) ON A LEISURE FLIGHT. DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS SHORT OF THE THREASHOLD AND NUMBERS AND WOULD BE LANDING SHORT ON THE EXTENDED THRESHOLD. THE PIC STATED HE INCREASED POWER TO EXTEND HIS LANDING TO THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 95 FEET SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD MARKING LINE. AT TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APROXIMENTLY 100 FEET THEN COMING TO REST FACING 080 DEGREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SEARCY AIRPORT ON JULY 25, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CDST.

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 CEN12LA476Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConway, ARThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overstress failure of the right main landing gear.Jul 25, 2012 · Substantial damage