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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · Concord, NH · June 5, 2013

Date
June 5, 2013 · 14:35 local
Place
Concord, NH
Airport
Concord Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N622BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA271
Reported as
Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total48 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 6/5/2013 N622BT, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls, light sport aircraft, departed Concord, NH to Concord, NH (con) with two souls on board, the privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted, a special light sport pilot. After a hard landing on runway 35 at con, privacy data omitted stated that the rolled out with definite mechanical problems with steering and tracking. After applying breaks the right main gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the gear attach point and trailed behind. This dropped the right wing tip to the runway surface causing an unknown amount of damage and the aircraft spun around 180 degrees, and came to rest. The propeller, still in motion, hit the pavement causing tip damage. The hard landing caused substantial damage to the firewall. The right wing fuel vent started to leak fuel requiring emergency services and hazmat clean up. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/5/2013 N622BT, A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED CONCORD, NH TO CONCORD, NH (CON) WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT PILOT. AFTER A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT CON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ROLLED OUT WITH DEFINITE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND TRACKING. AFTER APPLYING BREAKS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GEAR ATTACH POINT AND TRAILED BEHIND. THIS DROPPED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE CAUSING AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, AND CAME TO REST. THE PROPELLER, STILL IN MOTION, HIT THE PAVEMENT CAUSING TIP DAMAGE. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE RIGHT WING FUEL VENT STARTED TO LEAK FUEL REQUIRING EMERGENCY SERVICES AND HAZMAT CLEAN UP. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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