# Accident 20190519004879A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Blairsville, GA, May 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2019, 12:30 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Blairsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8544° N, 83.9972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8544&lon=-83.9972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153SW) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190519004879A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 19TH 2019, APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT BLAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA AIRPORT [KDZL]. PILOT STATEMENT; DURING THE APPROACH EXPERIENCED A SMALL CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AS HE PASSED OVER THE THRESHOLD THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED ABOUT 7 FEET UP IN THE AIR AND PITCHED UP 20 DEGREES THEN VIOLENTLY SLAMMED ONTO THE RUNWAY, COLLASPING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, WHICH HE STATED IT HAPPEN ALL IN 2-3 SECONDS. THE PILOT STATED HE PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD WITH NO SUCCESS.

## 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 GAA19CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA373), May 19, 2019: Flight Design Ctsw (N153SW), Blairesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.

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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