Flight CTSW N108EM

Summary

On 4 July 2007 at about 22:30 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N108EM was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, United States. One person was 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

4 July 2007 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Peyton, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake (00V)

Coordinates

38.9456, -104.5697

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N108EM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lamar → Falcon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN07CA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare and failure to maintain control and subsequent hard landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the gusty winds, hot temperature, and high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he made a normal approach to runway 33 but flared too high, causing the airplane to drop hard on the runway. He said there were gusty winds and the temperature was "hot." He also noted that he was "not familiar [with] high altitude [operations]."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.