Aviation accident CHI06CA226

Name: aviation accident: Flight Design CTSW near Hillsdale (2006-08-10)
Start: 2006-08-10
Location: Hillsdale, MI, USA

NONE · Flight Design CTSW · 2006-08-10 · Hillsdale, MI, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI06CA226
Event ID: 20060913X01333
Type: Accident
Date: 2006-08-10
Location: Hillsdale, MI, USA
Coordinates: 41.92139, -84.58583

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Flight Design
Model: CTSW
Registration: N109CT
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged flare which resulted in the hard landing and his improper recovery from the bounced landing which resulted in the overload failure of the nose landing gear and subsequent nose over. The overload failure of the nose landing gear was a factor.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown