Flight CTLS N21ZA

Summary

On 20 July 2012 at about 02:00 local time, a Flight CTLS registered N21ZA, operated by Zone Aviation, was involved in an accident near Elyria, Ohio, 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

20 July 2012 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR)

Coordinates

41.3442, -82.1778

Aircraft

Flight CTLS

Registration

N21ZA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Zone Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elyria → Elyria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN12LA676

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, on the day of the accident, he had accomplished three landings in the accident airplane and that he was pleased with these landings. Forty-five minutes after the last day landing, he took off for a night flight. During the first attempted landing, he misjudged the flare, and the airplane bounced. He subsequently performed a go-around and again misjudged the landing flare. The airplane subsequently bounced hard on the runway, which resulted in a flat nosewheel tire and firewall and right main landing gear damage. Although examination of the right main landing gear leg revealed several manufacturing defects that have since been addressed by the landing gear leg manufacturer, the accident was likely caused by the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent right main landing gear damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.