# FAA incident reports: Flight Design CTLS A list on [Flight Design CTLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 2 · 51 reports - [Incident 20260615007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260615007759I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Gonzales, LA · Jun 15, 2026 · N138M · Minor damage > Pilot departed Louisiana Regional Airport (reg), climbed to 3000 ft and propeller departed the engine. The glider landed back at Louisiana Regional Airport (reg) without incident. - [Accident 20240901012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901012129A.md): Flight Design Ctls · St. Johns, AZ · Sep 1, 2024 · N116MJ · Minor damage > Pilot landing at sjn airport runway 32 bounced twice. Landed at about a 45 degree angle and taxied back to hanger. - [Incident 20240806010349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806010349I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Columbus, OH · Aug 6, 2024 · N26KJ · Minor damage > On August 6, 2024, [privacy data omitted] was landing at osu on runway 27R and taxied off the runway onto taxiway e. the pilot reported an issue with the left main gear. Airport maintenance was dispatched, and the left main wheel was reported as broken. The… - [Accident 20231118017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118017829A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Hungry Horse, MT · Nov 18, 2023 · N924RD · Substantial damage > On November 18th the PIC departed from gtf for gpi. The PIC requested 5 gallons of gas be added to the airplane. The PIC thought the airplane already had 21 gallons on board but did not verify the quantity. After aprox. Three and a half hours of Flight time… - [Incident 20230801019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801019239I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Louisville, KY · Aug 1, 2023 · N174LM · No damage > Upon landing [privacy data omitted], a LSA, at Bowman Field (lou) on rwy 6 on 8/1/2023, at around 1210 EDT, the pilot experienced a flat tire and lost the ability to steer the aircraft straight, causing the aircraft to veer onto the grass to the right of the… - [Incident 20230528006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230528006979I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Schaumburg, IL · May 28, 2023 · N155RA · Minor damage > When: may 28, 2023 at 12:45 CDT Where: Schaumburg, IL (06C) On may 28, 2023 at approximately 12:45 CDT, the pilot in command (PIC) of a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls encountered turbulence shortly after departure at Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C). The certified… - [Incident 20230406003149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230406003149I.md): Flight Design Ctls · St Anthony, ID · Apr 6, 2023 · N576CT · Minor damage > Pilot landed aircraft at U12 about 800 feet from the approach end. Immediately after touch down, a strong gust of wind from the right side abruptly lifted the right wing. This pushed the aircraft to the left of the runway. Pilot used right aileron and right… - [Accident 20220115000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220115000669A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Hana, HI · Jan 15, 2022 · N992SA · Substantial damage > On Saturday, 1/15/2022, aircraft tail number N992SA, Flight Design Gmbh light sport airplane crashed into the jungle while on climb out after taking off runway 24 of Hana Airport phhn in Hawaii. The pilot reported removed flaps at about 80' above the ground… - [Accident 20211010018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211010018819A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Greenville, SC · Oct 10, 2021 · N121YT · Substantial damage > The aircraft was at 5500 feet in level Flight when the oil pressure dropped quickly. He declared and turned toward the airport. The engine seized up before reaching the airport. At about 500 feet the chute was deployed. Aircraft landed in a tree about 55 feet… - [Incident 20210628011059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011059I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Ray, MI · Jun 28, 2021 · N920SS · Minor damage > CFI took student pilot for first instructional flights. After second Flight student was not feeling well. CFI switched to ground work, it began to rain, instructor taxied partially in to hangar. CFI requested student pilot to exit aircraft and move chock.… - [Accident 20210517009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517009799A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Racine, WI · May 17, 2021 · N521CT · Destroyed > Attempted to land krcc three times with aircraft engine running rough and aircraft shacking. Power settings could not be held as power kept increasing to the point that the pilot could not slow the aircraft down. Performed last attempt, bounced multiple time,… - [Incident 20200816013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816013839I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Lake Cavanaugh, WA · Aug 16, 2020 · N749CT · Minor damage > N749CT was enroute to floathaven (0W7) for a fly-in. Prior to their destination, N749CT did three (3) splash and go. Two (2) at big lake and one (1) at lake whatcom. After N749CT landed at floathaven, the pilot decided to go to his cabin at Lake Cavanaugh.… - [Accident 20200608010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608010939A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Beecher, IL · Jun 8, 2020 · N257V · Destroyed · 1 fatal > PIC of N257V had recently departed bult field, IL. (C56). During climb out N257V crashed into a corn field approximately 1.5 miles north east of C56. Aircraft was demolished and the PIC was killed. There was no post crash fire and no injury to persons or… - [Incident 20200519007439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200519007439I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Benton, AR · May 19, 2020 · N234Z · Minor damage > The pilot stated that after landing on runway 2 he turned onto taxiway when a white-gray smoke started coming out of the passenger-side instrument panel with the distinct smell of an electrical fire. The pilot shutoff electrical power and the smoke stopped.… - [Incident 20200326004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200326004889I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Georgetown, KY · Mar 26, 2020 · N890YB · Minor damage > After competing two full stop landings and upon landing for the third time a wind gust pushed the aircraft into a runway light. The light deflected into the undercarriage damaging the composite structure. The airport was closed, but the pilot notified airport… - [Accident 20200304001559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200304001559A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Encino, NM · Mar 4, 2020 · N505MA · Destroyed > On March 4, 2020, at 1300 MST, a Flight Design Gmbh, N505MA, registered to maulden aviation LLC, experienced an engine failure during cruise Flight and landed in a cattle pasture, while on a pleasure Flight. The aircraft came to a stop inverted. Visual… - [Accident 20191017020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020169A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Monument Valley, UT · Oct 17, 2019 · N771TX · Substantial damage > Pilot was 1 of 10 aircraft flying together. They were taking off from runway 4 at UT25 (Monument Valley), heading to paige AZ. The pilot was number 4 of the group. He took off with a quartering tailwind, which was gusting to 20 knots. When the aircraft took… - [Accident 20190507006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190507006489A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Boulder City, NV · May 7, 2019 · N423EB · Destroyed > On Tuesday may 7, 2019 at approximately 1600 PST, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls airplane on a personal Flight was destroyed after impacting terrain approximately.30 miles south of the Boulder City airport in Boulder City, NV. Prior to the crash, the pilot had… - [Accident 20190505004039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190505004039A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Sandy Valley, NV · May 5, 2019 · N175LM · Destroyed > During the performance of a simulated engine out procedure on runway 021, he pulled engine power then initiated a turn to runway 030. On crosswind at approximately 150 feet, pilot noticed a "sink" and added full power, but the sink continued. The pilot… - [Accident 20190330002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190330002209A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Palatka, FL · Mar 30, 2019 · N81KK · Substantial damage > While en route to Palatka municipal airport (28J) N81KK made a forced landing in a field due to engine fuel depletion. - [Accident 20181104021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104021489A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Elyria, OH · Nov 4, 2018 · N21ZA · Substantial damage > Upon landing on runway 7, the aircraft was at 10 feet going approximately 61 knots. When the aircraft was at approximately 5 feet, going approximately 55 knots, it dropped onto the runway and snapped-off the right hand main wheel assembly. The aircraft veered… - [Incident 20180517005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180517005509I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Batavia, NY · May 17, 2018 · N649CT · Minor damage > As the pilot was landing on runway 10 at kgvq, he said that he attempted to make a smooth landing so as to not make his passenger/friend nervous due to the light crosswind. In doing so the pilots? Touchdown and rollout was longer than planned. The runway at… - [Incident 20170714014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714014129I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Columbus, OH · Jul 14, 2017 · N178CT · Minor damage > The student pilot related to operations inspector rollins, he felt rushed by ATC and came in for the landing high and too fast, but still decided to continue with the landing phase of the Flight. This resulted in a hard landing, the aircraft bounced and then… - [Accident 20160728011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011669A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Fond Du Lac, WI · Jul 28, 2016 · N527TS · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On July 28, 2016, at 0821 CST a Flight design Ctls, N527TS, impacted the ground after initiating a left turn on climb out from Fond Du Lac, WI (fdl). The pilot had reported to ATC unspecified problems and that he was making an immediate return. The private… - [Accident 20160210007339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160210007339A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Springville, CA · Feb 10, 2016 · N911TS · Destroyed · 2 fatal > Aircraft crashed on a hillside under unknown circumstances, coming to rest inverted after leaving a short, 80 foot wreckage trail and ground scar. The pilot and observer died on impact. The main wreckage was consumed in a post impact fire. The aircraft held… - [Accident 20151104021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151104021309A.md): Flight Design Ctls · New York, NY · Nov 4, 2015 · N622BT · Destroyed · 1 fatal > On November 4, 2015 at approximately 1933HRS, a 911 caller stated he had observed what appeared to be an airplane crashing into the ocean off breezy point, NY. The aircraft recovered, a Flight design gmb Ctls, light sport, single engine, N622BT was… - [Accident 20150621008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621008889A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Andover, MN · Jun 21, 2015 · N799CT · Substantial damage > Pilot was enroute to the anoka, MN airport (kane) when the engine sputtered and quit running. He checked the fuel and noticed that he had no fuel in the right tank and only about 3 gallons in the left tank. He set up for an emergency landing in a plowed… - [Accident 20150318002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150318002769A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Mount Vernon, OH · Mar 18, 2015 · N566FD · Substantial damage > On March 18, 2015 a student pilot departed the Ohio state university airport (kosu), columbus, OH for the Knox County Airport (4I3), Mount Vernon, OH approximately 30NM Northeast of columbus. Knox County is a well maintained hard surface airport with one east… - [Accident 20150125001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125001829A.md): Flight Designs Ctls · Hanford, CA · Jan 25, 2015 · N559KC · Substantial damage > The airman traveled to tulsa, ok to receive 2 hours of training in the Flight Designs gmbh, Ctls and then to ferry the aircraft tulsa to Hanford, CA (hjo). The pilot received training on aircraft operations and achieved a minimum of 10 landings during the 2… - [Incident 20150125000649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000649I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Seattle, WA · Jan 25, 2015 · N749CT · Minor damage > Aircraft landedat bfi, on landing pilot forgot to place wheels down, aircraft landed on runway with floats, minor damage - [Incident 20150109000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150109000319I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Fort Myers, FL · Jan 9, 2015 · N772CT · Minor damage > On January 9, 2015, at 1010 local time, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls, N772CT, registered to paragon airplane leasing, during bi-annual the aircraft was cleared for a touch and go and upon landing the nose gear broke. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed… - [Accident 20141023018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023018429A.md): Flight Design Ctls · White Bear Town, MN · Oct 23, 2014 · N549CT · Substantial damage > According to the pilot's statement he was attempting a landing on runway 31 at Benson Airport (6MN9) in White Bear township, MN and the aircraft bounced several times after touchdown. As he neared the end of the runway, the pilot applied brakes and the… - [Accident 20140903016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903016609A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Grass Valley, CA · Sep 3, 2014 · N245LS · Substantial damage > On September 3, 2014 at approximately 12:10PM PDT a Flight design Ctls light sport aircraft, N245LS, veered off the runway, hit a levee, and flipped after a hard landing at the Nevada county air park (goo) in Grass Valley, CA - [Accident 20140425017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425017129A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Greenville, TX · Apr 25, 2014 · N106SF · Destroyed > The pilot experienced a normal takeoff from jxi. Approximately 25 minutes later, the right and left egts indicated equal, normal temperatures. Five minutes after this point, at an altitude of 5100 feet MSL, the engine suddenly stopped. An air start was… - [Incident 20140326005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140326005539I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Punta Gorda, FL · Mar 26, 2014 · N866RS · Minor damage > [privacy data omitted] Was pilot in command of the personally owned airplane, a Flight design Ctls #N866RS on March 26 2014. His wife, [privacy data omitted] and he had departed the FBO at 4:28 pm from barnwell, south carolina, kbnl, for a day VFR, nonstop… - [Incident 20140308002739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308002739I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Quinton, NJ · Mar 8, 2014 · N26KJ · No damage > At approx 1300 local time on 03/08/2014, the pilot of N26KJ was receiving VFR advisories from phl's south departure sector and reported that the aircraft was having a fuel pressure problem and he wanted to land at the nearest airport. The aircraft was… - [Accident 20130707011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707011469A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Sandwich, IL · Jul 7, 2013 · N549LS · Substantial damage > The aircraft departed creve coeur airport(1H0), near st. louis, MO on a pleasure Flight enroute to waukegan, IL (ugn). Pilot contacted ATC and reported fuel pressure problems. Pilot was unable to make aurora municipal airport (arr) and landed in a corn field… - [Accident 20130605008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130605008989A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Concord, NH · Jun 5, 2013 · N622BT · Substantial damage > On 6/5/2013 N622BT, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls, light sport aircraft, departed Concord, NH to Concord, NH (con) with two souls on board, the [privacy data omitted], certificate number [privacy data omitted], a special light sport pilot. After a hard landing on… - [Incident 20121017023889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121017023889I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Elyria, OH · Oct 17, 2012 · N21ZA · Minor damage > The right main landing gear strut failed shortly after touchdown. This is a fixed gear aircraft. The aircraft, including the landing gear strut is made of composite material. In August of 2012, the aircraft was damaged during a hard landing. The nose gear and… - [Accident 20120831021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831021039A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Pittsford, MI · Aug 31, 2012 · N995LS · Destroyed > The pilot departed hillsdale airport (kjym) at approx. 815 a.m. local time. The intention was a local, solo training Flight. The pilot departed the area sse approx. 7NM away, at 2500' MSL, to do a low approach on a 1800', north – south, private grass strip.… - [Accident 20120725017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725017979A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Conway, AR · Jul 25, 2012 · N930SA · Substantial damage > On July 26, 2012 at 1000 cdst, a Flight design clts, N930SA, registered to sparrow flying club, Conway, AR, was being operated by a club member on a cross country Flight from searcy, AR (ksrc) to Conway, AR (kcws) on a leisure Flight. During the approach to… - [Accident 20120719025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719025239A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Elyria, OH · Jul 19, 2012 · N21ZA · Substantial damage > On 7/19/2012, landed hard on the nose landing gear. This damaged the nose landing gear, engine mount, firewall, and the right main landing gear. The damage to the right main landing gear was not evident until the gear collapsed during a landing on 10/17/2012.… - [Incident 20120716017359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716017359I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Marysville, OH · Jul 16, 2012 · N566FD · Minor damage > 7/17/12 Started occurence investigation at kmrt-Marysville, OH airport for aircraft N566FB for an event on 7-16-12, at around 18:55. The aircraft N566FB is a flightdesign gmbh, Ctls light-sport aircraft. The student pilot, [privacy data omitted] attempted a… - [Accident 20120509007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509007439A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Moorhead, MN · May 9, 2012 · N9922P · Substantial damage > The pilot was flying from kffm to kfar with an intermediate stop at kjkj (Moorhead). When leaving kffm, winds were light. Upon entering kfars trsa, the pilot contacted approach. He was given a squak code and was informed that the winds at kfar were calm. The… - [Incident 20120107002639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120107002639I.md): Flight Design Ctls · Fort Myers, FL · Jan 7, 2012 · N772CT · Minor damage > During a dual Flight instruction training Flight, the Flight instructor (CFI) decided to "stay on the controls" during the landing manuever. They executed a normal crosswind landing technique, when, upon setting the nosewheel down on the runway, there was a… - [Accident 20110810017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810017379A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Ankeny, IA · Aug 10, 2011 · N227CT · Substantial damage > The pilot reported entering a right hand traffic pattern to land on runway 36 at Ankeny, Iowa (kikv). While landing on runway 36, pilot landed hard, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot taxiied back to the hangar and secured the aircraft… - [Accident 20110510008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510008579A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Troy, SC · May 10, 2011 · N78BZ · Destroyed > On may 10, 2011, at approximately 1447, 1847 zulu, Flight design aircraft Ctls, N78BZ, s/n 07-11-22 was VFR from st. simons island, ga (ssi) to greenville, SC (gmu). The pilot changed destination from greenville, SC (gmu) to greenwood, SC (grd) about sixteen… - [Accident 20110414006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110414006289A.md): Flight Design Ctls · Jacksonville, FL · Apr 14, 2011 · N178CT · Substantial damage > The student pilot on landing landed on nose wheel and porpoised the aircraft several times. The CFI saw the landing and did not stop the student. The CFI then made two other flights in the aircraft until another CFI the next day noticed something different on… - [Accident 20101209054119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101209054119A.md): Flight Desi Ctls · Willard, OH · Dec 9, 2010 · N30LK · Substantial damage > While enroute at 9,500 feet MSL, the pilot heard a snap or a pop just prior to the engine running rough. The pilot thought it might have been carb. Ice and attempted to clear the ice. The indicated pm was approx. 4,200. Normally the engine runs at 5,200 RPM.… - [Accident 20100207036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100207036569A.md): Flight Desi Ctls · Ft. Myers, FL · Feb 7, 2010 · N772CT · Substantial damage > Student pilot on first solo take off. Started takeoff roll with a right rudder over correction for torque. Then again, overcorrected, this time to the left. Departed the runway surface on the left side and hit runway sign. Airplane then flipped over on its'… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls/incidents.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('060005B') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls/incidents --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.