# Incident 20230801019239I: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Louisville, KY, August 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2023, 20:12 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801019239I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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