# Accident 20140903016609A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Grass Valley, CA, September 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2014, 12:10 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2242° N, 121.0028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2242&lon=-121.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245LS-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 331 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903016609A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:10PM PDT A FLIGHT DESIGN CTLS LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, N245LS, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A LEVEE, AND FLIPPED AFTER A HARD LANDING AT THE NEVADA COUNTY AIR PARK (GOO) IN GRASS VALLEY, CA

## 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 WPR14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA364), Sep 3, 2014: Flight Design Ctls LSA (N245LS), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during landing.

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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