Flight CTLS N175LM

Summary

On 5 May 2019 at about 15:00 local time, a Flight CTLS registered N175LM was involved in an accident near Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States. 2 people were 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

5 May 2019 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Ranch (3L2)

Coordinates

35.7936, -115.6267

Aircraft

Flight CTLS

Registration

N175LM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandy Valley → Sandy Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA242

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's steep bank turn at low altitude, which resulted in a rapid descent and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a biennial flight review, the flight instructor told him to expect a simulated engine failure during takeoff and an engine-out approach to a perpendicular runway. After departure and about 400 ft above ground level (agl), the instructor reduced power, and the pilot turned left to land on the perpendicular runway. He overshot the runway, banked to 40°, and felt a "strong sink." He leveled the wings and added full power about 150 to 200 ft agl, but the airplane continued to descend. The instructor stated he considered taking the flight controls, but the pilot maintained control. The airplane landed hard, the right main landing gear (MLG) struck a hole, the airplane veered right, and the left MLG separated. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.