# Accident 20240728019459A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Lake Dallas, TX, July 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2024, 15:05 local time
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lakeview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1314° N, 97.0142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1314&lon=-97.0142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414FS-2025-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 38 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240728019459A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA292), Jul 28, 2024: Flight Design Ctsw (N414FS), Lewisville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with water. Contributing to the accident were crosswind gusts.

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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