# Accident 20230907012649A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Berryville, AR, September 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Berryville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3813° N, 93.6245° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3813&lon=-93.6245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N603CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N603CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total, 334 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230907012649A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN23LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA408), Sep 7, 2023: Flight Design Ctsw (N603CT), Berryville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the attempted go-around.

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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