Flight CTLS N21ZA
4 November 2018 · Elyria, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 November 2018 at about 17:30 local time, a Flight CTLS registered N21ZA, operated by Ras Aviation Llc, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elyria, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lorain County Rgnl (LPR)
- Coordinates
- 41.3442, -82.1778
- Aircraft
- Flight CTLS
- Registration
- N21ZA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ras Aviation Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elyria → Elyria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in variable gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane encountered a gusting crosswind from the right. The airplane was configured with 0° flaps, and the airspeed was about 55 knots, and the airplane was about 5 ft above ground level. The airplane's airspeed was too slow for the gusting right crosswind conditions, and the airplane landed hard on the runway. The right main landing gear wheel separated from the airplane during the landing, and the airplane exited the runway to the right. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right main landing gear attachment points and the cabin's monocoque structure. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The METAR at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 140° at 11 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Flight CTLS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2017 | Flight CTLS | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2019 | Flight CTLS | Palatka, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2019 | Flight CTLS | Monument Valley, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2019 | Flight CTLS | Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2019 | Flight CTLS | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2016 | Flight CTLS | Springville, California, United States | County of Tulare Sheriffs Office | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2018 | Beechcraft G33 | Warsaw, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jul 2018 | Cessna A188B | Rockford, Ohio, United States | Trump Roger L | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2018 | Cessna 172 | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Piper PA 20 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Gateway Tailwheel Club LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2018 | Whittman TAILWIND | Orient, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Cessna P210 | Delaware, Ohio, United States | Juliet Echo Aviation Llc | No injuries | - |