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FAA incident report · Flight Design CTLS · Louisville, KY · August 1, 2023

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Date
August 1, 2023 · 20:12 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N174LM
Reported as
Flight Design Ctls
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total
N174LMRegistered now · Flight Design CTLSS/N F-09-08-07 · Built 2009Airframe modelFlight Design CTLSEngine modelRotax 912 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.

Upon landing privacy data omitted, a LSA, at Bowman Field (lou) on rwy 6 on 8/1/2023, at around 1210 EDT, the pilot experienced a flat tire and lost the ability to steer the aircraft straight, causing the aircraft to veer onto the grass to the right of the runway. There were no injuries, no damage to the aircraft and no damage to airport property. The pilot correctly handled the flat tire event, so compliance action is not required.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A LSA, AT BOWMAN FIELD (LOU) ON RWY 6 ON 8/1/2023, AT AROUND 1210 EDT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER ONTO THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PILOT CORRECTLY HANDLED THE FLAT TIRE EVENT, SO COMPLIANCE ACTION IS NOT REQUIRED.