Flight Design CTSW accident near Winterville, NC
On May 22, 2021, a Flight Design CTSW (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winterville, NC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 22, 2021
- Place
- Winterville, NC
- Aircraft
- Flight Design CTSW · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.480°N, 77.356°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210523103127
Official records · ERA21FA225
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Memorandum For Record - ATC Uncorrelated Radar Flight Path Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 22, 2021, about 1742 eastern daylight time, a Flight Design CTSW light sport airplane, N708JM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near South Oaks Aerodrome (05N), Winterville, North Carolina. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14?Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to Federal Aviation Administration radar track data, a target was noted departing runway 23 at Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport (SUT), Oak Island, North Carolina, about 1627. After takeoff, the flight turned left to a northeast heading for about 21 nautical miles and then turned slightly left to a north-northeast heading to proceed toward 05N. While en route, the passenger sent a text to a relative, “it is 5:27 [p.m.] right now and we are 12 minutes from landing.... Had a headwind that slowed us down a little bit. Will text when we get settled.” The flight continued toward 05N, but the radar target was lost at 1735:52, when the flight was about 6.2 nautical miles and 181° from 05N. According to security camera videos from houses located north and south of the runway, the airplane touched down about 122 ft from the approach end of runway 25 and remained on the ground for about 340 ft. An engine sound was heard increasing, and the video depicted the airplane in a nose-high tail low attitude. The airplane then became airborne when it was about 464 ft past the approach end of runway 25. The airplane began a climbing left turn and rolled to the left to about 90° while descending. The
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control.
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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.
