# Accident 20000729012339A: Amtr CH601HDS, Wooster, OH, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 16:22 local time
- Place: Wooster, OH
- Airport: Wayne County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8107° N, 81.9296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8107&lon=-81.9296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601GS-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schwarz Mir Guillermo R ZODIAC CH-601-HDS (registry code 056069N, https://openairdocs.org/model/schwarz-mir-guillermo-r-zodiac-ch-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,031 total, 111 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729012339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT ON BASE TURN FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS 21.5 LBS OVER WEIGHT. THE REARWARD C.G. WAS 3.13" OUT OF LIMITS.                 (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. DURING THE TURN FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL, IT STALLED, AND BEGAN A SPIN TO THE LEFT. PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT, THE AIRPLANE'S ROTATION WAS STOPPED; HOWEVER, THE NOSE CAME UP, AND THE AIRPLANE REMAINED STALLED AS IT HIT THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PREEXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT HAD ABOUT 2,030 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, AND 111 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE'S CENTER OF GRAVITY WAS AFT OF THE REARWARD LIMIT BY 3.13 INCHES, AND IT'S WEIGHT WAS 21.5 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 NYC00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA213), Jul 29, 2000: Schwarz Zodiac CH 601 (N601GS), Wooster, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane while turning from base onto final, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the pilot's improper loading of the airplane, outside the…

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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