Accident · 2007-03-10

NTSB case DEN07FA068 · Flight Design USA CT-SW · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Flight Design USA CT-SW (N102RK)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bode Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Bode Aviation, Inc.

Probable cause

The total failure of the left main landing gear strut due to overload during the landing resulting in the loss of control and subsequent nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was the chief pilot 's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane after the landing gear failed. **This report was modified on August 13, 2007.**

Source: NTSB case DEN07FA068

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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