# NTSB ATL05CA136: Flight Design Ctsw, N84FS, Rogersville, TN, July 26, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 26, 2005, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Rogersville, TN - Coordinates: 36.454444, -82.893333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4544&lon=-82.8933&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Nashville FSDO 03 - NTSB case key (mKey): 62251 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62251/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA136 ## Probable cause The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a on ground collision with terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis While attempting to make a normal landing, the private pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The flight instructor tried to regain positive control of the airplane, but the flight controls were unresponsive. As the airplane drifted to the right, the flight instructor elected to land on the grass to the right of the runway. During the landing roll on the grass, the airplane collided with a draining ditch, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. Post-accident examination of the flight control surfaces revealed that all flight controls revealed no mechanical failures. Neither pilot reported a mechanical problem with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 26, 2005, at 1400 eastern daylight time, a Flight Design CTSW, N84FS, registered to and operated by a private owner, collided with the ground and nosed over during a landing at Hawkins County Airport in Rogersville, Tennessee. The flight was operated under provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan was not filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot received no injuries and the flight instructor received minor injuries. The flight originated from Lonesome Pine Airport in Wise, Virginia on July 26, 2005 at 1330. The flight was on a cross country trip to Rogersville, Tennessee. As the airplane approached Hawkins County Airport, the private pilot prepared for a normal landing on runway 25 with 040-degrees of flaps. According to the flight instructor, as the airplane flared, the private pilot added "a little bit of power to allow for a softer touchdown." The airplane yawed to the right and the flight instructor stated that the private pilot decided to go around and added full power, but the airplane continued to yaw and banked to the right. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, but stated that the flight controls were unresponsive. The flight instructor then elected to land on the grass to the right of the runway. During the landing roll on the grass, the airplane collided with a ditch. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the airplane was inverted, nose gear collapsed and engine firewall was buckled. The propeller and engine cowling was damaged. The airplane also exhibited damage to the right and left wing, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. Post-accident examination of the flight control surfaces revealed that all flight controls revealed no mechanical failures. Neither pilot reported a mechanical problem with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: N84FS (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Flight Design CTSW - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 04-12-08 - Airframe hours: 80 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Samual Dailey Craig - Registered owner: Craig Samuel - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005, 30 hours before - Departed: OVG, Lee County, VA - Destination: RVN, ROGERSVILLE, TN - Airport: RVN, Hawkins County, runway 25, 3,502 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 196 total, 65 in this make and model, 134 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 33; injuries: minor; flight instructor, commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 1,739 total, 25 in this make and model, 1,570 as pilot in command, 151 in the last 90 days, 66 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: ktri, 23 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050726023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726023229A), Jul 26, 2005: Amtr CTSW, Rogersville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 26, 2005, aircraft N84FS a flight design Ctsw made a hard landing at Rogersville, TN, harkins county airport. Aircraft landed on runway 25 and… 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. --- 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.