Flight CTLS N622BT
5 June 2013 · Concord, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 2013 at about 18:35 local time, a Flight CTLS registered N622BT, operated by James B. McGee, was involved in an accident near Concord, New Hampshire, 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 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Concord, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Concord Municipal Airport (CON)
- Coordinates
- 43.2028, -71.5022
- Aircraft
- Flight CTLS
- Registration
- N622BT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James B. McGee
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Concord → Concord
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA271
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 subsequent main landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to pilot, he flew the visual approach at the 55-knot normal airspeed as prescribed by the airplane owner's manual. The pilot stated that during the flare, the airplane lost lift and impacted the runway. During rollout on the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane ground looped 180 degrees, and came to rest on the right side of runway 35. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear attachment point and the engine firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The recorded wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, was from 320 degrees at 7 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2013 | Piper PA 28-150 | Newport, New Hampshire, United States | Bret Lukezic | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2013 | Cessna U206F | Rumney, New Hampshire, United States | Airborne Flyer LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 172S | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States | Westfield Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2013 | Cessna 180 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Comfort Kenneth W | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Univair 108-1 | Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, United States | Fawcett Walter L | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2014 | Cessna T206H | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |