# Accident 20130605008989A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Concord, NH, June 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2013, 14:35 local time
- Place: Concord, NH
- Airport: Concord Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2028° N, 71.5022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2028&lon=-71.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622BT-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 48 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130605008989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA271), Jun 5, 2013: Flight Design Ctls (N622BT), Concord, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N622BT (1)

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

- [Accident 20151104021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151104021309A), Nov 4, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N622BT), New York, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 4, 2015 at approximately 1933HRS, a 911 caller stated he had observed what appeared to be an airplane crashing into the ocean off breezy point, NY.…

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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