# Accident 20191017020169A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Monument Valley, UT, October 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2019, 10:45 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0167° N, 110.2006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0167&lon=-110.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771TX-2022-08-30) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 116 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS 1 OF 10 AIRCRAFT FLYING TOGETHER. THEY WERE TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 4 AT UT25 (MONUMENT VALLEY), HEADING TO PAIGE AZ. THE PILOT WAS NUMBER 4 OF THE GROUP. HE TOOK OFF WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND, WHICH WAS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT 50 KNOTS, THE TAIL WAS PUSHED TO THE LEFT. DUE TO THE TAILWIND, THERE WAS NO LIFT . THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT GEAR, BOUNCED THE STRUCK THE RIGHT WING BEFORE COMPLETELY COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA20CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA032), Oct 17, 2019: Flight Design Ctls (N771TX), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control and to attain adequate altitude during takeoff with a quartering tailwind in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with a sandy berm left…

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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