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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTLS · White Bear Town, MN · October 23, 2014

Date: October 23, 2014 · 14:50 local
Place: White Bear Town, MN
Airport: Benson
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N549CT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15CA036
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912IS2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N549CTRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2017 · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-13-03-09 · Built 2014 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912IS24 cycle

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What happened

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

According to the pilot's statement he was attempting a landing on runway 31 at Benson Airport (6MN9) in White Bear township, MN and the aircraft bounced several times after touchdown. As he neared the end of the runway, the pilot applied brakes and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT BENSON AIRPORT (6MN9) IN WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15CA036Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWhite Bear Lake, MNThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, a hard landing, and a nose over.Oct 23, 2014 · Substantial damage