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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design CTLS · Batavia, NY · May 17, 2018

Date: May 17, 2018 · 14:15 local
Place: Batavia, NY
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N649CT
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,900 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N649CTRegistration cancelled May 30, 2023 · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-11-10-08 · Built 2012 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

As the pilot was landing on runway 10 at kgvq, he said that he attempted to make a smooth landing so as to not make his passenger/friend nervous due to the light crosswind. In doing so the pilots? Touchdown and rollout was longer than planned. The runway at kgvq was reduced in length due to construction, and as the pilot approached the end of the usable runway, he believed he was not going to be able to stop prior to the end of the shortened runway therefore turned the airplane at a higher than normal speed to exit the runway at the last turn-off. Due to the increased speed during the turn-off of the runway, the pilot was unable to keep the aircraft fully on the runway or intended taxiway and the airplane propeller and nose wheel cover/pant came in contact with 3 runway lights. One of the 3 propeller blades was damaged and the nose wheel cover/pant was scuffed.

As the FAA filed it

AS THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AT KGVQ, HE SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SMOOTH LANDING SO AS TO NOT MAKE HIS PASSENGER/FRIEND NERVOUS DUE TO THE LIGHT CROSSWIND. IN DOING SO THE PILOTS? TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT WAS LONGER THAN PLANNED. THE RUNWAY AT KGVQ WAS REDUCED IN LENGTH DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, AND AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE END OF THE USABLE RUNWAY, HE BELIEVED HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF THE SHORTENED RUNWAY THEREFORE TURNED THE AIRPLANE AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT THE LAST TURN-OFF. DUE TO THE INCREASED SPEED DURING THE TURN-OFF OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FULLY ON THE RUNWAY OR INTENDED TAXIWAY AND THE AIRPLANE PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL COVER/PANT CAME IN CONTACT WITH 3 RUNWAY LIGHTS. ONE OF THE 3 PROPELLER BLADES WAS DAMAGED AND THE NOSE WHEEL COVER/PANT WAS SCUFFED.