# Accident 20160615010439A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Sealy, TX, June 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sealy, TX
- Airport: Gloster  Aerodome
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7333° N, 96.0592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7333&lon=-96.0592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302CT-2016-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160615010439A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. BECAUSE OF A TAIL WIND AND SHORT FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE EDGE OF THE TREES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BREAK UP.

## 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 CEN16LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA221), Jun 15, 2016: Flight Design Ctsw HXB (N302CT), Sealy, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of maintenance personnel to comply with the engine manufacturer’s mandatory service bulletin, which resulted in failure of the mechanical fuel pump diaphragm and a subsequent total loss of…

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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