# Incident 20230417020029I: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Santa Rosa, CA, April 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2023, 11:21 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5875, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5875) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417020029I

## Narrative

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

FIRST PILOT IN COMMAND: AIRCRAFT TAXING ON RUNWAY FOLLOWING LANDING, FIXED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURE (SHOCK PISTON). RUNWAY WAS CLEAR OF OBSTACLES; AIRCRAFT DID NOT LEAVE THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF RUNWAY ON TO TAXIWAY AND THEN TO HANGER. PIC QUALIFIED IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.

## Other reports on N5875 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070820021159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070820021159I), Aug 20, 2007: Amtr CTSW (N5875), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated, prior to touch down: strong winds appeared to cause the aircraft to begin porpoising approximately three times. Pilot stated the aircraft…

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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