# FAA incident reports: Flight Design CTSW A list on [Flight Design CTSW](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 2 · 76 reports - [Accident 20260406004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260406004169A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Seguin, TX · Apr 6, 2026 · N249CT · Substantial damage > On the evening of April 6, 2026, at approximately 6:00 pm local time, CFI and student were conducting a training Flight near Seguin, Texas, operating out of Huber airpark (E70). They had logged approximately 1.5 hours of Flight time when student made an… - [Accident 20251017017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017017319A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Casa Grande, AZ · Oct 17, 2025 · N531CT · Substantial damage > The pilot reported an engine failure then attempted to make it to Casa Grande airport (cgz). The aircraft landed just short of the runway. The pilot was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Damage to the aircraft was substantial. 10/17/2025 It… - [Incident 20251004015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004015199I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Santa Maria, CA · Oct 4, 2025 · N297CT · Minor damage > During takeoff roll a crosswind caused the aircraft to drift to the left off the runway and damaging the left main landing gear. - [Accident 20250705010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250705010249A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Joliet, IL · Jul 5, 2025 · N646MA · Substantial damage > On July 05, 2025, the pilot in command (PIC) landed the aircraft on runway 31 at Joliet Regional Airport (kjot). A gust of air pushed the aircraft to the left side of the runway and the PIC attempted to correct. However, the aircraft departed the left side of… - [Accident 20250606007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250606007489A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Beecher, WI · Jun 6, 2025 · N499CT · Substantial damage > On 6/6/2025 at 1230 CST, a Ctsw light sport aircraft, [privacy data omitted] bounced during landing causing a porpoise that collapsed the nose gear and caused the aircraft to flip over. The pilot and passenger reported minor injuries. The aircraft was being… - [Accident 20241017016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241017016949A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Sanford, ME · Oct 17, 2024 · N109CT · Substantial damage > 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… - [Incident 20240808010039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240808010039I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Venice, FL · Aug 8, 2024 · N141BV · Minor damage > Had an engine failure an crashed 1000FT short of vnc rwy - [Accident 20240728019459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240728019459A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Lake Dallas, TX · Jul 28, 2024 · N414FS · Substantial damage > 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,… - [Accident 20240723010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240723010199A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Cuba, NY · Jul 23, 2024 · N504CT · Substantial damage > On July 23rd, at approximately 6:00 pm EDT, a Flight design Ctsw landed on a private Grass airstrip in Cuba, NY, under VMC conditions with calm winds. The right main wheel attachment fitting, which secures the wheel to the landing gear tube, failed upon… - [Incident 20231209021229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231209021229I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Punta Gorda, FL · Dec 9, 2023 · N880CT · No damage > On December 09, 2023, at 1411 EDT, a Flight design, [privacy data omitted], registered to [privacy data omitted], ran off the runway at Punta Gorda Airport (kpgd) Punta Gorda, Florida, while attempting to land on runway 15. Visual meteorological conditions… - [Incident 20231114017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231114017969I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Madisonville, TN · Nov 14, 2023 · N122JV · Minor damage > On November 14th, around 1PM EST, a light sport aircraft had an incident during landing. The airman was on his way back from a solo cross country landing on runway 05 at mnv with winds at 12KTS from 030. Upon landing, the wind picked up the aircraft and… - [Accident 20230907012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230907012649A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Berryville, AR · Sep 7, 2023 · N603CT · Destroyed > On 9/7/2023 while on approach to rogers, AR (krog) the pilot of a Flight design Ctsw put a setting of 30 degrees of flaps instead of a more familiar setting of 15 degrees. Upon touchdown the aircraft bounced and the pilot initiated a go-around and applied… - [Accident 20230523007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230523007939A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Gregory, MI · May 23, 2023 · N165CT · Substantial damage > Meet with pilot of aircraft, confirmed he was un-injured. Pilot commented police and EMS were called and responded by accident feature in his cell phone. A request for police report was made to police department. Aircraft had been moved from runway 36 and… - [Incident 20230417020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417020029I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Santa Rosa, CA · Apr 17, 2023 · N5875 · Minor damage > First pilot in command: aircraft taxing on runway following landing, fixed nose gear collapsed due to component failure (shock piston). Runway was clear of obstacles; aircraft did not leave the runway. Aircraft was pushed off runway on to taxiway and then to… - [Incident 20220901016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220901016969I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Byron, CA · Sep 1, 2022 · N531CT · Minor damage > While executing a landing to runway 30 at Byron Airport (C83) at touchdown the right main gear separated from the aircraft, subsequently leading to a collapse of the front landing gear and a prop strike. - [Incident 20220319003979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319003979I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Lake Charles, LA · Mar 19, 2022 · N297CT · Minor damage > Pilot and passenger departed kaaf earlier that day and had a relatively normal Flight. The original intended destination for the Flight was klch but due to gusting winds the pilot ultimately decided to divert to kcwf which was reporting less windy conditions.… - [Accident 20210522009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210522009949A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Winterville, NC · May 22, 2021 · N708JM · Destroyed · 2 fatal > Pilot [privacy data omitted], and his wife [privacy data omitted], who is not a certificated pilot, sustained fatal injuries in a crash and post-crash fire following a go-around or touch and go landing at South Oaks Aerodrome in Winterville, NC at… - [Accident 20210422004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210422004669A.md): 2006 Flight Design Ctsw · Santa Fe, NM · Apr 22, 2021 · N378CT · Substantial damage > On April 22, 2021, at 0946 MST, a flight design gmbh special light sport, N378CT, registered to [privacy data omitted], experienced a loss of oil pressure and a subsequent engine failure while at cruise flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and… - [Accident 20201213019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201213019349A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Marion, NC · Dec 13, 2020 · N138CT · Substantial damage > On December 13, 2020, N138CT attempted to depart shiflet field (9A9) in Marion, NC. A preflight briefing and inspection were completed and the aircraft was taxied to the active runway for departure. No anomalies or issues were noted after the completion of… - [Accident 20191220020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191220020189A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Delaware, OH · Dec 20, 2019 · N91WW · Substantial damage > Description: Student pilot on first solo attempted touch and go. After adding power aircraft veered off left side of runway approximately 2000 feet down the runway. Nose gear collapsed causing aircraft to flip upside down. - [Accident 20190519004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190519004879A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Blairsville, GA · May 19, 2019 · N153SW · Substantial damage > On may 19th 2019, approximately 11:30AM, a light sport aircraft piloted by a private pilot attempted to land at Blairsville, Georgia airport [kdzl]. Pilot statement; during the approach experienced a small crosswind from the left as he passed over the… - [Incident 20180913013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180913013539I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Dawn, MO · Sep 13, 2018 · N382CT · Minor damage > The aircraft had been in Flight for approximately three hours and forty five minutes. While at cruise, the pilot stated the engine started to cut out and eventually stopped running. The pilot could not make the nearest airport at chillicothe, MO and made a… - [Incident 20180722017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017609I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Van Nuys, CA · Jul 22, 2018 · N988PB · Minor damage > Upon landing rollout the aircraft became unstablized. Nose gear tire ruptured and strut bent. Aircraft wing contacted runway surface and prop was damaged. - [Accident 20170701009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170701009829A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Monticello, IA · Jul 1, 2017 · N62JN · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > The accident aircraft was on a local day/vfr Flight near Monticello, IA. (Mxo) returning to land, the pilot called ?final? For runway (rwy) 27 at mxo. Another aircraft in the pattern on the downwind leg for rwy 27 at that time and had the accident aircraft in… - [Accident 20161113018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161113018489A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Port Allen, LA · Nov 13, 2016 · N329CT · Destroyed > Purpose for flighting was to perform touch-n-goes at LA46. After preflight and engine warm up took off from RW-5, on climb out through 875' engine sputtered and shut down. Crash landed in a sugar cane field, left maingear and wing struck a mound of dirt… - [Incident 20160912015649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160912015649I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Shreveport, LA · Sep 12, 2016 · N487CT · Minor damage > Aircraft suffered a hard landing collapsing the nose wheel and damaging the prop. The pilot states that during land the aircraft bounced hard back up in the air. A go-around was initiated and on the subsequent landing the aircraft again touched-down hard.… - [Incident 20160821013389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821013389I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Venice, FL · Aug 21, 2016 · N141BV · Minor damage > Experimental light sport aircraft landing at vnc experienced nose gear collapse on touchdown. Pilot stated that landing was normal and nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Marks on runway shows evidence of hard landing and possible left wheel locked. Inspection… - [Accident 20160615010439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160615010439A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Sealy, TX · Jun 15, 2016 · N302CT · Destroyed > The aircraft lost power during climb out and attempted to return to the airport. Because of a tail wind and short field, the aircraft landed at the edge of the trees causing the vehicle to break up. - [Accident 20160406005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160406005419A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Hilton Head, SC · Apr 6, 2016 · N466CT · Substantial damage > 4/6/2016HILTON Head island, SC: N466CT, Ctsw/Flight design, VFR, sut-hxd, reported the loss of the engine approx., 5 miles from Hilton Head( khxd) airport and made an emergency landing on a private golf course, [privacy data omitted]. Persons on board: 2,… - [Accident 20150418004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418004899A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Middletown, RI · Apr 18, 2015 · N684CT · Substantial damage > The pilot of N684CT was observed landing on runway 34 with a quartering tailwind. The aircraft touched down on the nose gear and left main gear, then exited the runway to the left and flipped over. Another eyewitness observed the aircraft landing on runway 34… - [Incident 20140707012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707012619I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Colorado Spring, CO · Jul 7, 2014 · N359CT · Minor damage > Student pilot practicing takeoff and landings. On third landing, during the flare, pilot stated that a wind gust pushed the aircraft down to the runway, nose first. Pilot believes that is when the prop tips hit the runway. After gaining control of the… - [Accident 20140614009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140614009659A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Milton, FL · Jun 14, 2014 · N476CT · Substantial damage > On June 14, 2014, the pilot of N476CT was on approach for runway 18 in Milton, Florida. During final approach the aircraft descended below the runway elevation contacting the ground with the nose landing gear and the propeller. The impact with the ground… - [Accident 20140526008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140526008039A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · New Carlisle, OH · May 26, 2014 · N640C · Substantial damage > Pilot reported aircraft veered left on roll out after landing, on grass strip, nose gear dug in to turf and flipped aircraft on its back. Witness stated aircraft bounced on landing. Pilot and passenger tried to correct aircraft from veering to no avail.… - [Accident 20140419005099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140419005099A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Bloomington, IN · Apr 19, 2014 · N298AB · Substantial damage > On April 19, 2014, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Flight design light sport gmbh, model Ctsw, N298AB, was substantially damaged during landing at the Monroe County Airport (bmg), Bloomington, Indiana. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on… - [Incident 20131017018809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131017018809I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Rochester, MN · Oct 17, 2013 · N98CR · Minor damage > According to the student pilot's statement, he was on his third landing of a solo Flight. The aircraft bounced a few times on landing, with the aircraft turning a bit more to the right each time it became airborn due to the slight crosswind. Upon touching… - [Accident 20130901017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130901017339A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Sisters, OR · Sep 1, 2013 · N102HA · Substantial damage > Pilot reported to sheriff on scene on 09/01/2013 that he was enroute from coeur d' alene, id to sacremento, CA, but encountered weather and winds that delayed his Flight and that he landed at a private airstrip 6-7 miles east of Sisters airport to check his… - [Accident 20130710012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130710012529A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Taos, NM · Jul 10, 2013 · N424CT · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > Aircraft N424CT departed skx at approx. 1030 hrs. The PIC on this Flight, indicated the purpose of the Flight was to perform a Flight review (fr) iaw 14 CFR part 61.56. This was the second time in in a row that the CFI who conducted the fr of the PIC in this… - [Incident 20130217002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217002329I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Santa Ynez, CA · Feb 17, 2013 · N409W · Minor damage > Pilot stated that after touchdown at iza, runway 26 during rollout, that the aircraft did not immediately respond to applied hand brake. The pilot turned off of the runway at the second turnout. The brakes locked up causing the aircraft to skid across the… - [Accident 20120730029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730029019A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Hutchinson, KS · Jul 30, 2012 · N460CT · Substantial damage > On 7/30/2012, the pilot traveled to el dorado (keqa) to pick up a Flight design light sport aircraft (N640CT) to fly back to his home base near Hutchinson, Kansas. Once at keqa, the pilot received a checkout in the aircraft with an experienced instructor in… - [Incident 20120730014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730014999I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Punta Gorda, FL · Jul 30, 2012 · N541CT · Substantial damage > On landing the pilot reported that he was too high and too fast when he flared the aircraft bounced once then landed hard folding up the nose gear. - [Accident 20120316004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120316004139A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Venice, FL · Mar 16, 2012 · N379CT · Substantial damage > On March 16, 2012, at about 11:10 a.m. eastern daylight time, a Flight Design Gmbh, model #Ctsw, N379CT had just departed the runway at Venice Municipal Airport (vnc) when the engine lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft at the end of runway 22 in the… - [Incident 20111127027559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111127027559I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · El Monte, CA · Nov 27, 2011 · N996CT · Minor damage > On 11/27/2011 N996CT a Flight Design Gmbh, model Ctsw, serial number 06-12-16 experienced a collapsed nose gear during landing at El Monte Airport(EMT) California. Inspection of the aircraft showed that the nose assembly collapsed damaging the firewall. The… - [Incident 20111014024049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111014024049I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Grand Forks, ND · Oct 14, 2011 · N217PW · No damage > Aircrt on approach last engine power for about 10 secs, a restart was attemped and successfull. Aircraft landed and taxied in under power. - [Incident 20110604012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604012579I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Windsor, VA · Jun 4, 2011 · N469CT · Minor damage > During a soft field takeoff the left wing tip contacted the grass strip runway. - [Incident 20110521010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521010839I.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Ormond Beach, FL · May 21, 2011 · N165CT · Minor damage > After landing, nose landing gear collapsed upon turn off at the entrance of taxiway bravo. - [Accident 20110309004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110309004329A.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Pittstown, NJ · Mar 9, 2011 · N470Q · Destroyed > 3/8/2011 [privacy data omitted] was performing pattern work with his student [privacy data omitted]. Approaching for soft field landing runway 07, with 40 degrees of flaps, (aircraft has no stall indication system), pilot was watching airspeed approximately… - [Incident 20110113000779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110113000779I.md): Flight Desi Ctsw · Cheshire, CT · Jan 13, 2011 · N858CT · Minor damage > As stated by the pilot, he was in route from new bedford regional airport (kewb) to waterbury - oxford (oxc), while descending from 6500', the engine began to run rough, due to carburetor icing. Carburetor heat was applied and within five minutes the engine… - [Incident 20101229054799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101229054799I.md): Flight Desi Ctsw · Lititz, PA · Dec 29, 2010 · N467CT · Minor damage > Aircraft performed normal approach to runway 31. After touchdown on the centerline, aircraft drifted to the left while on main gear wheels only. Pilot lost directional control of aircaft and aircraft departed runway pavement, continued and crossed taxiway… - [Accident 20101124053289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124053289A.md): Flight Desi Ctsw · Fullerton, CA · Nov 24, 2010 · N459CT · Substantial damage > At 11:00 PDT on November 24, 2010 light sport aircraft Flight design gmbh N459CT skidded off the runway on landing at Fullerton, CA airport.on-scene investigation and interview with the pilot revealed he was attempting to center the aircraft from the right… - [Accident 20090913050179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913050179A.md): Flight Desi Ctsw · Gettysburg, PA · Sep 13, 2009 · N466CT · Substantial damage > Upon landing the left main wheel attachment failed, resulting in the left main wheel departing the aircraft. Aircraft slid off the runway groundlooping and coming to rest in the grass next to the runway. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw/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 ('0600001') ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw/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.