# Accident 20150318002769A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Mount Vernon, OH, March 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2015, 11:15 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, OH
- Airport: Knox County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3289° N, 82.5256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3289&lon=-82.5256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N566FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566FD) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 27 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150318002769A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2015 A STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (KOSU), COLUMBUS, OH FOR THE KNOX COUNTY AIRPORT (4I3), MOUNT VERNON, OH APPROXIMATELY 30NM

NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS.  KNOX COUNTY IS A WELL MAINTAINED HARD SURFACE AIRPORT WITH ONE EAST WEST RUNWAY 5498X100 FEET. THE AIRPORT IS SERVED BY A UNICOM AND AWOS-3 WEATHER REPORTING SERVICES.  THE STUDENT WAS USING RUNWAY 28 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING A LIGHT SPORT FLIGHT DESIGN CTLS, N566FD AND WAS INTENDING TO PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT A LOW TRAFFIC VOLUME AIRPORT. THE STUDENT MADE ONE TOUCH AND GO SUCCESSFULLY, BUT ON THE SECOND LANDING LOST CONTROL AFTER A FEW BOUNCES, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 250-300 FEET BEFORE STOPPING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL YOKE ALONG WITH A PROP STRIKE.

A FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE WILL BE DETERMINED BY OFFICE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS AFTER FIREWALL FIRE SHIELD AND NOISE INSULATION IS REMOVED FOR BETTER ACCESS TO THE FIREWALL AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED BY PHONE;  THE STUDENT INDICATED WINDS WERE LIGHT BUT VARIABLE.  THE MIDDAY AIR WAS BUMPY THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT AND FIRST LANDING, (SEE ATTACHED STUDENT PILOT STATEMENT).  AWOS REPORTS INDICATE THE WIND AT AND AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VARIABLE FROM 210@3 TO 350@6 WITH THE HIGHEST RECORDED GUST OF 9KT.

ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT WAS SOLO, AN INTERVIEW WITH THE INSTRUCTOR A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS CONVENED.  THE INSTRUCTOR FEELS THE STUDENT ENCOUNTERED SOME THERMAL AND WIND SHIFT/GUSTINESS CONDITIONS WHICH LEAD TO THE LANDING ACCIDENT.  THE INSTRUCTOR FELT THE RATE OF STUDENT LEARNING WAS AVERAGE FOR A STUDENT PILOT IN HIS AGE RANGE. THIS INSPECTOR SEES NOTHING IN THE INVESTIGATION WHICH WOULD INDICATE ANY OTHER ISSUES OTHER THAN OPERATIONAL ERROR. A REVIEW OF THE STUDENT?S LOGBOOK DOES INDICATE AN ABOVE AVERAGE DUAL GIVEN TIME TO SOLO WHICH WOULD INDICATE SOME WEAKNESS IN LEARNING HOWEVER NOT UNUSUAL.

NTSB ID# GAA-15-C-A-016

## 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 GAA15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA016), Mar 18, 2015: Flight Design Ctls (N566FD), Mount Vernon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N566FD (1)

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

- [Incident 20120716017359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716017359I), Jul 16, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N566FD), Marysville, OH, Minor damage. 7/17/12 Started occurence investigation at kmrt-Marysville, OH airport for aircraft N566FB for an event on 7-16-12, at around 18:55. The aircraft N566FB is a…

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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