# Accident 20050510007759A: Amtr ZENITH, Dike, IA, May 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Dike, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4167° N, 92.2503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4167&lon=-92.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824M-2009-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mattson Douglas L ZENITH 601 XL (registry code 05617NY, https://openairdocs.org/model/mattson-douglas-l-zenith-601-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZENITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050510007759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING NEAR DIKE, IOWA, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE MASTER ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS TURNED "OFF" AND THE ENGINE RAN BETTER BUT THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT A GRASS STRIP NEAR DIKE, IOWA, THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND FAST AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY, HITTING A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT ROTATING THUS NOT CAUSING THE NORMAL DRAG, AND WITH THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM OFF, THE FLAPS COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. THIS ACCOUNTS FOR THE LONG LANDING. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ISSUED 1/24/05 AND WAS AMATEUR BUILT. THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI05LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA113), May 10, 2005: Mattson Zenith 601XL (N824M), Dike, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot misjudged the forced landing approach. Factors associated with the accident were the fence and the ditch which the airplane contacted.

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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