ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82882
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| Date: | 24-NOV-2010 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTSW |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N459CT |
| C/n / msn: | 07-08-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fullerton Airport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana, CA (SNA) |
| Fullerton, CA (FUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The pilot was performing the third landing attempt in the light sport airplane. He reported aborting the prior attempts due to the approach being too high and fast. On the third landing, he descended to about 10 feet over the runway, when a gust of wind blew the airplane to the right, and over the taxiway. He countered with rudder and left control stick input, and the airplane returned to the runway. He allowed the airspeed to degrade, and the airplane landed hard on the nose and left wheel. The nose gear subsequently collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wings during the accident sequence. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction or failures.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20101124X53923&key=1
FAA register: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aircrashobserver.com/e107/news.php?item.2395]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40361193/ns/local_news-orange_county_ca/
https://www.ocregister.com/2010/11/24/plane-flips-at-fullerton-airport/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=459CT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2010 16:09 | Fusko | Added |
| 26-Nov-2010 03:07 | MarkStep | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 26-Nov-2010 11:00 | bizjets101 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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