# Accident 20240901012129A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, St. Johns, AZ, September 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2024, 08:00 local time
- Place: St. Johns, AZ
- Airport: St. Johns Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5188° N, 109.3775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5188&lon=-109.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912IS2 (registry code 55590, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912is2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 149 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901012129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDING AT SJN AIRPORT RUNWAY 32 BOUNCED TWICE. LANDED AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND TAXIED BACK TO HANGER.

## 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 WPR24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA297), Sep 1, 2024: Flight Design Ctls (N116MJ), Saint Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.

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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