# NTSB Accident CHI06CA226
> **Flight Design CTSW** · 2006-08-10 · Hillsdale, MI, USA · NONE
## 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.

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