# Accident 20140614009659A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Milton, FL, June 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2014, 13:05 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6333° N, 86.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6333&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N476CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N476CT-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,460 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140614009659A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14, 2014, THE PILOT OF N476CT WAS ON APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 18 IN MILTON, FLORIDA. DURING FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE RUNWAY ELEVATION CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE PROPELLER. THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED WITH THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA14CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA298), Jun 14, 2014: Flight Design Ctsw (N476CT), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path, and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain prior to the runway.

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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