NTSB Identification: CEN12CA499
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, July 30, 2012 in Hutchinson, KS
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/09/2012
Aircraft: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW, registration: N460CT
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
During the landing roll on a grass airstrip, the airplane encountered a wind shift and began to skid to the left. The pilot turned the airplane in order to level the wings and stop the skid; however, the airplane departed the runway at a 30-degree angle, encountered soft ground, and nosed over. The aft spar in the vertical stabilizer and the rudder hinge were broken. During a postaccident examination of the airplane, no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.
During the landing roll on a grass strip (runway 9) at a private airport, the airplane encountered wind and began to skid to the left. The pilot turned the airplane in order to level the wings and stop the skid; however, the airplane departed the runway at a 30 degree angle and nosed over in the soft ground. The aft spar in the vertical stabilizer and the rudder hinge were broken. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane, no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. Wind at the time of the accident were recorded as 100 degrees at 6 knots.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 460CT Make/Model: LSA Description: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
Date: 07/30/2012 Time: 1748
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: HUTCHINSON State: KS Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER, HUTCHINSON, KS
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: WICHITA, KS (CE07) Entry date: 07/31/2012
(RENO COUNTY, Kan.)— The Kansas Highway Patrol is on the scene of a crash landing in Reno County.
Officials on the scene tell Eyewitness News the plane went down in a field in the 3600 block of Mohawk in Reno County.
A single pilot was on board at the time. Authorities tell us he was landing on a private airstrip when he lost control and veered to the left and went into the field. His nosegear collapsed and the prop of the small plane went into the ground, causing the plane to flip over onto its back.
No one was hurt.
Story & Photo: http://www.kansascw.com
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