Flight Design Gmbh CT-SW 2006 accident near Gasport, NY
On July 5, 2014, a Flight Design Gmbh CT-SW 2006 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gasport, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 5, 2014
- Place
- Gasport, NY
- Aircraft
- Flight Design Gmbh CT-SW 2006 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.181°N, 78.557°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140707X41002
Official records · ERA14LA329
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 5, 2014, about 1104 eastern daylight time, a Flight Design GMBH CT-SW 2006, N508CT, collided with trees then the ground shortly after takeoff from Royalton Airport, Gasport, New York. The private rated pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal, local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time of the occurrence. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel, witnesses reported the pilot performed an engine run-up at the approach end of runway 7, then back taxied down the runway where he turned around and initiated takeoff from runway 25. At rotation the airplane appeared to pitch up higher than normal followed by up and down pitch oscillations and left bank oscillations, climbing no higher than approximately 75 feet. The airplane also began a slow bank to the left, before impacting trees south of the runway in a left wing low attitude. The airplane came to rest nearly inverted on an easterly heading in a heavily wooded area. Witnesses called 911 to report the accident and the pilot was rescued and transported to a hospital, where he died on July 16, 2014. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 78, held an airline transport pilot certificate with rating(s) airplane multi-engine land; at the airline transport pilot level he held type ratings in B727 and DC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a left turn during takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
