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FAA accident report · Flight Design CTSW · Hilton Head, SC · April 6, 2016

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Date
April 6, 2016 · 16:11 local
Place
Hilton Head, SC
Airport
Hilton Head
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N466CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA148
Reported as
Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
273 total
N466CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTSWS/N 07-02-12 · Built 2007Airframe modelFlight Design CTSWEngine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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4/6/2016HILTON Head island, SC: N466CT, Ctsw/Flight design,

VFR, sut-hxd, reported the loss of the engine approx., 5 miles from Hilton Head( khxd) airport and made an emergency landing on a private golf course, privacy data omitted. Persons on board: 2, injuries: none

4/7/2016 Assigned accident for N466CT at khxd. Traveled to khxd for investigation. Aircraft was on a golf course with a broken nose wheel and large 2 foot area on the left leading edge wing substantiality damaged.

Spas data was current, the required aircraft certificates, operating handbook and limitations were onboard the aircraft, the annual conditional inspections were current, weight and balance was current.

Pilots certificate and SC driver's license were current.

No water was found in the fuel samples, compression check was good, fuel and spark was good, air filter was clean. privacy data omitted Secured aircraft and started the engine and the engine was making power with no discrepancies noted.

There was 4 1/2 gallons of fuel in the right wing and 0 fuel in the left wing. The aircraft was on a slight left to right incline. privacy data omitted, Mechanic and manufacture all agreed that the fuel gravity fed overnight after with the incline of the aircraft. Fuel was drained from the right tank and put in the left tank with no leaks noted, the owners fuel records supported the fuel totals at 2 1/4 fuel in each wing at the time of the accident.

Carburetor ice is suspected for the engine shutdown, privacy data omitted did not attempt a restart at 1500 feet, he chose to land on the golf course knowing he could not make khxd.

As the FAA filed it

4/6/2016HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC: N466CT, CTSW/FLIGHT DESIGN,

VFR, SUT-HXD, REPORTED THE LOSS OF THE ENGINE APPROX., 5 MILES FROM HILTON HEAD( KHXD) AIRPORT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A PRIVATE GOLF COURSE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PERSONS ON BOARD: 2, INJURIES: NONE

4/7/2016 ASSIGNED ACCIDENT FOR N466CT AT KHXD. TRAVELED TO KHXD FOR INVESTIGATION. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A GOLF COURSE WITH A BROKEN NOSE WHEEL AND LARGE 2 FOOT AREA ON THE LEFT LEADING EDGE WING SUBSTANTIALITY DAMAGED.

SPAS DATA WAS CURRENT, THE REQUIRED AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATES, OPERATING HANDBOOK AND LIMITATIONS WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THE ANNUAL CONDITIONAL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT, WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS CURRENT.

PILOTS CERTIFICATE AND SC DRIVER'S LICENSE WERE CURRENT.

NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SAMPLES, COMPRESSION CHECK WAS GOOD, FUEL AND SPARK WAS GOOD, AIR FILTER WAS CLEAN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SECURED AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

THERE WAS 4 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING AND 0 FUEL IN THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A SLIGHT LEFT TO RIGHT INCLINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MECHANIC AND MANUFACTURE ALL AGREED THAT THE FUEL GRAVITY FED OVERNIGHT AFTER WITH THE INCLINE OF THE AIRCRAFT. FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND PUT IN THE LEFT TANK WITH NO LEAKS NOTED, THE OWNERS FUEL RECORDS SUPPORTED THE FUEL TOTALS AT 2 1/4 FUEL IN EACH WING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

CARBURETOR ICE IS SUSPECTED FOR THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT ATTEMPT A RESTART AT 1500 FEET, HE CHOSE TO LAND ON THE GOLF COURSE KNOWING HE COULD NOT MAKE KHXD.

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 ERA16LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHilton Head Island, SCThe pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.Apr 6, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N466CT · 1

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

Accident 20090913050179ALanding: Touchdown · Gettysburg, PAUpon landing the left main wheel attachment failed, resulting in the left main wheel departing the aircraft. Aircraft slid off the runway groundlooping and coming to rest in the grass next to the runway.Sep 13, 2009 · Substantial damage