NTSB CEN23LA408 — 2023-09-07 · Berryville, Arkansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N603CT

Make / Model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
Year of manufacture: 2005 · 18 years old at event
Engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20051020
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A7D2A8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N603CT FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the attempted go-around.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he performed a landing using 30° flap setting for practice and the airplane bounced. He decided to perform a go-around because he wanted to perform a better landing. He applied full engine power and the airplane pitched up and entered a left bank that the pilot was not able to correct. The airplane continued in the left bank until striking trees on the left side of the runway. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_CEN23LA408.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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