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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design CTSW · Colorado Spring, CO · July 7, 2014

Date: July 7, 2014 · 11:14 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N359CT
Reported as: Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 66 total66 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N359CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTSWS/N 07-03-08 · Built 2007 Airframe modelFlight Design CTSW Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot practicing takeoff and landings. On third landing, during the flare, pilot stated that a wind gust pushed the aircraft down to the runway, nose first. Pilot believes that is when the prop tips hit the runway. After gaining control of the aircraft, pilot coordinated with the control tower to taxi off the rwy, shut down and check the aircraft. After seeing minor damage to 2 of the 3 blades, he taxied to the FBO. Tower had announced the winds at 170 @ 7 KTS shortly before landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ON THIRD LANDING, DURING THE FLARE, PILOT STATED THAT A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, NOSE FIRST. PILOT BELIEVES THAT IS WHEN THE PROP TIPS HIT THE RUNWAY. AFTER GAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT COORDINATED WITH THE CONTROL TOWER TO TAXI OFF THE RWY, SHUT DOWN AND CHECK THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER SEEING MINOR DAMAGE TO 2 OF THE 3 BLADES, HE TAXIED TO THE FBO. TOWER HAD ANNOUNCED THE WINDS AT 170 @ 7 KTS SHORTLY BEFORE LANDING.