20240728019459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Design CTSW · Lake Dallas, TX · July 28, 2024

Date
July 28, 2024 · 15:05 local
Place
Lake Dallas, TX
Airport
Lakeview Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N414FS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA292
Reported as
Flight Design Ctsw
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
182 total38 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Weather was checked throughout Flight including at dto as approaching destination at 30F. Landed at 60 knots with 30 degrees of flaps. At touchdown, the right wing raised with a severe crosswind event. In trying to stabilize the aircraft, and miss trees, pulled up at too slow a speed and stalled the aircraft. The aircraft impacted the water. The pilot sustained a hurt back and broken collarbone. Exited the aircraft, swam to shore, where he was picked up and provided help.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER WAS CHECKED THROUGHOUT FLIGHT INCLUDING AT DTO AS APPROACHING DESTINATION AT 30F. LANDED AT 60 KNOTS WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING RAISED WITH A SEVERE CROSSWIND EVENT. IN TRYING TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT, AND MISS TREES, PULLED UP AT TOO SLOW A SPEED AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A HURT BACK AND BROKEN COLLARBONE. EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, SWAM TO SHORE, WHERE HE WAS PICKED UP AND PROVIDED HELP.

NTSB investigation

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