Flight CTSW N84FS

Summary

On 26 July 2005 at about 18:00 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N84FS, operated by Samual Dailey Craig, was involved in an accident near Rogersville, Tennessee, 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

26 July 2005 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rogersville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Hawkins County (RVN)

Coordinates

36.4544, -82.8933

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N84FS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Samual Dailey Craig

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lee County → Rogersville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL05CA136

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a on ground collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While attempting to make a normal landing, the private pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The flight instructor tried to regain positive control of the airplane, but the flight controls were unresponsive. As the airplane drifted to the right, the flight instructor elected to land on the grass to the right of the runway. During the landing roll on the grass, the airplane collided with a draining ditch, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. Post-accident examination of the flight control surfaces revealed that all flight controls revealed no mechanical failures. Neither pilot reported a mechanical problem with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.