Flight CTLS N566FD
18 March 2015 · Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 2015 at about 15:45 local time, a Flight CTLS registered N566FD, operated by New Flyers Association, was involved in an accident near Mount Vernon, Ohio, 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 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Knox County (4I3)
- Coordinates
- 40.3289, -82.5256
- Aircraft
- Flight CTLS
- Registration
- N566FD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- New Flyers Association
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Mount Vernon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot was on a local flight to practice touch and go landings in a light sport airplane. During the second landing attempt, the airplane touched down hard on the runway and bounced. The airplane bounced again before the pilot initiated a go around. As the pilot added power, the airplane descended nose first into the runway. The postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2015 | Flight CTLS | Queens, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 25 Apr 2014 | Flight CTLS | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2016 | Flight CTLS | Springville, California, United States | County of Tulare Sheriffs Office | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 2016 | Flight CTLS | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2015 | American Autogyro SPARROWHAWK | Wakeman, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2015 | British HS 125 700A | Akron, Ohio, United States | Execuflight | Fatal | 9 |
| 9 Jun 2015 | Piper PA 28-140 | Swanton, Ohio, United States | Griffing Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Stuhlmiller Robert EUROPA | Beloit, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Schweizer SGS 2 32 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | Cleveland Soaring Society Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2015 | Beechcraft V35 | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |