# Accident 19951022033809A: Zinair CH2000, Saluda, VA, October 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1995, 14:20 local time
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Airport: Hummel Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5998° N, 76.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5998&lon=-76.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9151Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151Z-1997-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zenair CH 2000 (registry code 9950100, https://openairdocs.org/model/zenair-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZINAIR CH2000
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951022033809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRST SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. GUST LIFTED AIRCRAFT. BEGAN GO AROUND. FULL FLAPS. DRIFTED. BANKED AVOID TREES. HIT GROUND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA013), Oct 22, 1995: Zenair CH 2000 (N9151Z), Saluda, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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