# Incident 20050204000649I: Zinair CH2000, Stillwater, OK, February 4, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Airport: Stillwater Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1614° N, 97.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STILLWATER RGNL (SWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1614&lon=-97.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650AM-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 (registry code 0033001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZINAIR CH2000
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050204000649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING TWO NORMAL TOUCH AND GOES, HIS THIRD LANDING WAS HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, ASSOCIATED MOUNTING BRACKETS, PROPELLER, AND NOSE WHEEL.

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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