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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTSW · Monticello, IA · July 1, 2017

Date: July 1, 2017 · 16:10 local
Place: Monticello, IA
Airport: Monticello Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62JN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17FA249
Reported as: Flight Design Ctsw
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,063 total663 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N62JNRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Flight Design CTSWS/N 06-01-09 Airframe modelFlight Design CTSW

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What happened

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The accident aircraft was on a local day/vfr Flight near Monticello, IA. (Mxo) returning to land, the pilot called ?final? For runway (rwy) 27 at mxo. Another aircraft in the pattern on the downwind leg for rwy 27 at that time and had the accident aircraft in sight. The other aircraft lost sight of the accident aircraft when they turned base for rwy 27. The other aircraft aborted their landing and entered an upwind leg for rwy 27. Passing over the airport, the wreckage was spotted in the cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL DAY/VFR FLIGHT NEAR MONTICELLO, IA. (MXO) RETURNING TO LAND, THE PILOT CALLED ?FINAL? FOR RUNWAY (RWY) 27 AT MXO. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 27 AT THAT TIME AND HAD THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IN SIGHT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT LOST SIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WHEN THEY TURNED BASE FOR RWY 27. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT ABORTED THEIR LANDING AND ENTERED AN UPWIND LEG FOR RWY 27. PASSING OVER THE AIRPORT, THE WRECKAGE WAS SPOTTED IN THE CORNFIELD.

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 CEN17FA249Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMonticello, IAThe pilot's decision to fly with his large dog in the two-seat, light sport airplane, and the dog's likely contact with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and a subsequent aerodynamic stall when the…Jul 1, 2017 · Substantial damage