# Accident 20050425005569A: Zinair CH2000, Panhandle, TX, April 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Panhandle, TX
- Airport: Panhandle-Carson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3617° N, 101.3650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3617&lon=-101.3650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215LF) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 120 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050425005569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON APRIL 25, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, N215LF, A ZENAIR AIRCRAFT, MODEL CH2000, WAS BEING CONTROLLED BY A STUDENT PILOT FOR LANDING AT PANHANDLE, TEXAS, AIRPORT (T45) ON RUNWAY 35. WEATHER CONDITIONS (AS REPORTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTER IN AMARILLO, TEXAS, SOME 19 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF T45 AT 1253CDT WERE WINDS AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS AT 330 DEGREES AND TEMPERATURE WAS 15C. DURING THE LANDING AT T45, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. THERE WAS INITIAL CONTACT BY THE LANDING GEAR TIRES AND BRAKES ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS, THEN SOME 150 FEET PAST, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE INCLUDED BENT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING STRUCTURE, AND RIGHT AILERON.

## 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 DFW05CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA108), Apr 25, 2005: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH-2000 (N215LF), Panhandle, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper compensation for existing wind conditions. Contributing factors were the crosswind and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.

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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