Accident · 2007-04-29

NTSB case ATL07CA082 · Flight Design CTSW · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-04-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Flight Design CTSW (N22QT)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions during the landing flare, resulting in a loss of control, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the wind gusts.

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA082

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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