Flight CTSW N218AW
13 July 2009 · North Vernon, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 2009 at about 21:48 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N218AW, operated by L&C Burbank Corp, was involved in an accident near North Vernon, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Vernon, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Vernon Municipal (OVO)
- Coordinates
- 39.0453, -85.6056
- Aircraft
- Flight CTSW
- Registration
- N218AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- L&C Burbank Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Vernon → North Vernon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA435
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a stall and nose over during touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing flare the airplane pulled to the left. He added power and moved the control stick to the right, but without success, and inadvertently stalled the airplane. The airplane landed left wing low and on its nose after falling about three feet. The light sport airplane was not equipped with a stall warning horn. The airplane’s flight training supplement states the following about stalls: “The stall is noted through light buffeting. At 2 kts. (3 mph) above the stall speed, the rudder becomes “soft”. When flying close to stall speed, only the rudder and elevator are fully controllable. The ailerons have less effectiveness in very slow flight.”
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Mar 2009 | Fritz RV3-A | Greencastle, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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