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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Flight Design CTLS · St Anthony, ID · April 6, 2023

Date: April 6, 2023 · 13:00 local
Place: St Anthony, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N576CT
Reported as: Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 142 total59 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N576CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-14-07-11 · Built 2014 Airframe modelFlight Design CTLS Engine modelRotax 912 IS 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.

Pilot landed aircraft at U12 about 800 feet from the approach end. Immediately after touch down, a strong gust of wind from the right side abruptly lifted the right wing. This pushed the aircraft to the left of the runway. Pilot used right aileron and right rudder to correct. Pilot also verified engine was at idle and applied brake. The left tire skidded. The pilot released the hand brake to gain control of the left tire and reapplied brake. Aircraft departed runway onto soft/wet shoulder. The aircraft then impacted snowbank with nose gear. Nose gear collapsed. Pilot turned off aircraft and fuel. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft. No injuries. NTSB ruled this an incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT U12 ABOUT 800 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE ABRUPTLY LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THIS PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT USED RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT. PILOT ALSO VERIFIED ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND APPLIED BRAKE. THE LEFT TIRE SKIDDED. THE PILOT RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE LEFT TIRE AND REAPPLIED BRAKE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY ONTO SOFT/WET SHOULDER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED SNOWBANK WITH NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT TURNED OFF AIRCRAFT AND FUEL. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. NTSB RULED THIS AN INCIDENT.