# Incident 20220901016969I: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Byron, CA, September 1, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2022, 16:20 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8284° N, 121.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BYRON (C83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8284&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531CT) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220901016969I

## Narrative

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

WHILE EXECUTING A LANDING TO RUNWAY 30 AT BYRON AIRPORT (C83) AT TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, SUBSEQUENTLY LEADING TO A COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT LANDING GEAR AND A PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N531CT (1)

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

- [Accident 20251017017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017017319A), Oct 17, 2025: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N531CT), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot reported an engine failure then attempted to make it to Casa Grande airport (cgz) . The aircraft landed just short of the runway. The pilot was…

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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