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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 2023 |
| Time: | 09:46 LT |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTSW |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N165CT |
| MSN: | 06-03-09 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 600 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gregory, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grosse Lle Township, MI |
| Gregory, MI (69G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing on a grass runway with a slight right quartering tailwind. During the landing, the nose landing gear bounced after touchdown then separated from the airplane. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The fuselage and empennage sustained substantial damage.
Metallurgical examination of the nose landing gear rotation unit revealed the fracture surfaces were consistent with shear overstress. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that the nose landing gear had been replaced two previous times due to hard landing events. No anomalies were noted with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
It is likely that the landing was harder than the pilot perceived, which resulted in the shear overstress of the nose landing gear.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent overstress failure of the nose landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA200
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2024 06:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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