# NTSB ERA14CA298: Flight Design Ctsw, N476CT, Milton, FL, June 14, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 14, 2014, 13:58 local (18:58 UTC) - Place: Milton, FL - Coordinates: 30.633333, -86.983329 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6333&lon=-86.9833&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 2, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 89466 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14CA298 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89466/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89466 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA298 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path, and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain prior to the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Flight Design CTSW, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=0600001), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Flight Design CTSW, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0600001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Flight Design CTSW, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=0600001), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Flight Design CTSW, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=0600001), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Flight Design CTSW, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0600001), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Flight Design CTSW, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=0600001), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot's written statement, while on final approach for a straight in landing at his destination airport, the pilot had to apply right crosswind correction due to prevailing winds. He stated he "encountered a downdraft and picked up a decent rate." The pilot applied power but impacted short of the runway. The nose landing gear separated, the airplane nosed over, and then came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and the right wing root and spar. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot's written statement, while on final approach for a straight in landing at his destination airport, the pilot had to apply right crosswind correction due to prevailing winds. He stated he "encountered a downdraft and picked up a decent rate." The pilot applied power but impacted short of the runway. The nose landing gear separated, the airplane nosed over, and then came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and the right wing root and spar. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N476CT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N476CT-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 07-07-03, built 2007 (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 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 07-07-03 - Year built: 2007 - Airframe hours: 568 - Engines: BRP Rotax GmbH7 Co. KG 912ULS2 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 1, 2014 - Departed: SRQ, SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL - Destination: 2R4, Milton, FL - Airport: 2R4, Peter Prince Field, runway 18, 3,701 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 13, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 7,490 total, 400 in this make and model, 7,200 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: NDZ, 4 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 20140614009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140614009659A), Jun 14, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Milton, FL, 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… ## Other investigations on N476CT (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 ERA09CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA260), Apr 21, 2009: Flight Design Ctsw (N476CT), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89466. 3.0 MB in all. - NTSB Pilot 6120 Form (item 1, .PDF, 704 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415477&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Pilot%206120%20Form-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum of Record – Weather (item 2, .PDF, 87 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415478&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20%E2%80%93%20Weather-Master.PDF - Photo 1 – View of Right Wing Damage (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415479&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20%E2%80%93%20View%20of%20Right%20Wing%20Damage%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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.