# Accident 20241017016949A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Sanford, ME, October 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3967° N, 70.7051° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3967&lon=-70.7051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109CT) (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: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 36 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241017016949A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 32.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT EXITING THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND.  UPON ENTERING THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32.  THE IMPACT OF BOTH WING TIPS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL TO THE UPPER WING FUSELAGE MOUNTING POINTS.  THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FRACTURED IN HALF. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE NOSE GEAR STEERING SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PUSH-PULL RODS WERE INTACT AND OPERATED NORMALLY WITH RUDDER PEDAL DEFLECTIONS.  INSPECTION OF THE NOSE TIRE REVEALED NO EVIDENT SIDE LOADING AND THERE WAS NO SIGNATURE TIRE MARKS TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 ERA25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA021), Oct 17, 2024: Flight Design Ctsw (N109CT), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N109CT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060810026499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060810026499A), Aug 10, 2006: Amtr CTSW (N109CT), Hillsdale, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) On aug 10th, 2006, N109CT, a flight design ctrs light sport aircraft, departed hillside, MI. Airport with one pilot. The pilot attempted landing on…

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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