Flight CTLS N930SA
25 July 2012 · Conway, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 2012 at about 14:30 local time, a Flight CTLS registered N930SA, operated by Sparrow Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Conway, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conway, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dennis F. Cantrell Airport (CWS)
- Coordinates
- 35.0811, -92.4244
- Aircraft
- Flight CTLS
- Registration
- N930SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sparrow Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Searcy → Conway
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA476
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overstress failure of the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after completing an uneventful straight-in approach, the right main landing gear collapsed upon touchdown. The airplane subsequently swerved to the right, departing off the right side of the runway. A laboratory examination revealed a longitudinal crack along the leading edge of the right landing gear leg and a transverse fracture near the point where the leg intersected the fuselage. Observed fiber pullout and parallel transverse cracks in the paint adjacent to the fracture were consistent with a bending load, with the lower surface in tension and the upper surface in compression. No preexisting damage or manufacturing anomalies were noted with the right main landing gear that would have reduced its design strength. The lack of any observed material defects or preexisting damage suggests that the right main landing gear fractured when it experienced a bending load that exceeded its design requirements, likely during the accident sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Flight CTLS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2012 | Flight CTLS | Marysville, Ohio, United States | New Flyers Association | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2012 | Flight CTLS | Moorhead, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Flight CTLS | Pittsford, Michigan, United States | Hillsdale Aero Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Flight CTLS | Elyria, Ohio, United States | Zone Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Flight CTLS | Elyria, Ohio, United States | Zone Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Flight CTLS | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | North Florida Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2012 | Cessna 177B | Lakeview, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Moody-Siple A | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | Broadbent E RAY II | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Grumman G164 | Higginson, Arkansas, United States | J P Freppon Flying Service, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2012 | American Champion 8KCAB | Melbourne, Arkansas, United States | Christine Dawe | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2012 | Mooney M20E | Marked Tree, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2012 | Mooney M20E | Gurdon, Arkansas, United States | Roy Ricketts | No injuries | - |