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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Zinair CH 2000 · Springfield, IL · October 21, 2000

Date: October 21, 2000 · 09:15 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N420ZA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA019
Reported as: Zinair CH2000

N420ZARegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Zenair CH 2000S/N 200042 · Built 1999 Airframe modelZenair CH 2000 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed runway 31 at spi and climbed to 500 feet amd started aleft hand turn. The pilot reported that he heard a loud noise and the engine lost power. The tower was notified that he had an emergency and he was going down. The pilot continued a left turn east and lined up with the road that leads to the control tower. The aircraft touched down short of the road in a plowed field, traveled across the field and an airport perimeter road and onto tower road. The aircraft wings struck both sides of the open security gate and continued approximately 25 yards before veering right into a 4 foot fence and coming to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 AT SPI AND CLIMBED TO 500 FEET AMD STARTED ALEFT HAND TURN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED THAT HE HAD AN EMERGENCY AND HE WAS GOING DOWN. THE PILOT CONTINUED A LEFT TURN EAST AND LINED UP WITH THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE CONTROL TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE ROAD IN A PLOWED FIELD, TRAVELED ACROSS THE FIELD AND AN AIRPORT PERIMETER ROAD AND ONTO TOWER ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WINGS STRUCK BOTH SIDES OF THE OPEN SECURITY GATE AND CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 25 YARDS BEFORE VEERING RIGHT INTO A 4 FOOT FENCE AND COMING TO REST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpringfield, ILthe loose carburetor heat control clamp bolt and carburetor heat not available to the pilot. Factors were the low altitude, the carburetor icing conditions, the fence and the security gate.Oct 21, 2000 · Substantial damage