Flight CTSW N460CT

Summary

On 30 July 2012 at about 17:15 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N460CT was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, Kansas, 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.

Date

30 July 2012 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Skyview Airport (PVT)

Coordinates

38.0653, -97.8606

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N460CT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Dorado → Hutchinson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA499

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.