# Accident 20041008026799A: Amtr ZENITHCH701, Augusta, KS, October 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6667° N, 97.0169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6667&lon=-97.0169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701TD-2011-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sinclair Michael A ZENITH CH 701 (registry code 056151O, https://openairdocs.org/model/sinclair-michael-a-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZENITHCH701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 67 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041008026799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 6 MILES SOUTH OF AUGUSTA, KS, LEFT TIRE HIT CHUCK HOLE AND LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT AND RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA003), Oct 8, 2004: Sinclair Zenith 701 (N701TD), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The manufacturer's inadequate design/production of the landing gear axle leading to its separation and the airplanes subsequent nose over during the landing roll.. A factor was the axle's separation…

## Other reports on N701TD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050605011669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050605011669I), Jun 5, 2005: Amtr ZENITHCH701 (N701TD), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft on climb out after takeoff from private airstrip when engine began losing power. Pilot was unable ot maintain alittude, landed in a pasture but…

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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