# Accident 20181104021489A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Elyria, OH, November 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2018, 13:35 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 82.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21ZA) (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: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 66 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104021489A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 7, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 10 FEET GOING APPROXIMATELY 61 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET, GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 KNOTS, IT DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SNAPPED-OFF THE RIGHT HAND MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP ONCE IT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA19CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA049), Nov 4, 2018: Flight Design Ctls (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in variable gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.

## Other reports on N21ZA (2)

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

- [Incident 20121017023889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121017023889I), Oct 17, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Minor damage. The right main landing gear strut failed shortly after touchdown. This is a fixed gear aircraft. The aircraft, including the landing gear strut is made of…
- [Accident 20120719025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719025239A), Jul 19, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. On 7/19/2012, landed hard on the nose landing gear. This damaged the nose landing gear, engine mount, firewall, and the right main landing gear. The damage to…

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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