# NTSB ATL06CA066: Flight Design Ctsw, N122JV, Shelbyville, TN, April 7, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 7, 2006, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Shelbyville, TN
- Coordinates: 35.560001, -86.442222
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5600&lon=-86.4422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FSDO 03 NASHVILLE
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63672/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA066

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
- Forced landing, emergency landing
- Undershoot, emergency landing

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he departed Marco Island Airport en route to Shelbyville, Tennessee. He encountered some weather along his route of flight and elected not to stop for fuel. Upon arrival in Shelbyville he turned on final approach to runway 18 and the engine lost power. The pilot stated that he flared the airplane high, and the airplane touched down hard 300 to 500 feet short of the runway. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the landing gear, bottom of the fuselage and the firewall was damaged. The fuel tanks were not ruptured and no fuel was present in the fuel lines.

## Factual narrative

On April 7, 2006, at 1200 central daylight time, a Flight Design GMBH CTSW, N122JV, registered to and operated by a private owner as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, landed short of runway 18 at Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport, Shelbyville, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Marco Island Airport, Marco Island, Florida, on April 7, 2006 at 0715.

The pilot stated he departed Marco Island Airport enroute to Shelbyville, Tennessee. He encountered some weather along his route of flight and elected not to stop for fuel. Upon arrival in Shelbyville he turned on final approach to runway 18 and the engine quit. The pilot stated he flared the airplane high, and the airplane touched down hard 300 to 500 feet short of the runway.

Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the landing gear, bottom of the fuselage, and the firewall was damaged. The fuel tanks were not ruptured and no fuel was present in the fuel lines.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N122JV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122JV), registered now, S/N 04-11-06, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Flight Design GMBH CTSW
- Registry model: [Flight Design CTSW](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (registry code 0600001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14-11-06
- Airframe hours: 250
- Engines: Rotax 912S 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Vk Planes LLC
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006
- Departed: MKY, MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Destination: Shelbyville, TN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: KSYI, Bomar Field-Shelbyville Munici, runway 18, 5,003 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; last flight review July 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 500 total, 250 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft overcast
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.73 inHg
- Observed at: KMQY, 27 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 20060407009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407009449A), Apr 7, 2006: Amtr CTSW, Shelbyville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft took off from marco island, Florida, on 04-07-06 at 0715 CDT and ran out of fuel at Shelbyville, TN (syi) at 1230 CDT. Aircraft landed hard…

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.

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