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FAA accident report · Flight Design CTSW · Berryville, AR · September 7, 2023

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Date
September 7, 2023 · 16:00 local
Place
Berryville, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N603CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA408
Reported as
Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,960 total334 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days
N603CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTSWS/N 05-06-03 · Built 2005Airframe modelFlight Design CTSWEngine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 9/7/2023 while on approach to rogers, AR (krog) the pilot of a Flight design Ctsw put a setting of 30 degrees of flaps instead of a more familiar setting of 15 degrees. Upon touchdown the aircraft bounced and the pilot initiated a go-around and applied full power. The aircraft pitched up and entered an uncontrollable left back and ended up hitting trees off the left side of runway 7.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9/7/2023 WHILE ON APPROACH TO ROGERS, AR (KROG) THE PILOT OF A FLIGHT DESIGN CTSW PUT A SETTING OF 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS INSTEAD OF A MORE FAMILIAR SETTING OF 15 DEGREES. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT BACK AND ENDED UP HITTING TREES OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 7.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA408Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBerryville, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the attempted go-around.Sep 7, 2023 · Substantial damage