# Accident 20050523008959A: Zenith LSAZOCH601XL, Mattoon Charles, IL, May 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4779° N, 88.2800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLES COUNTY MEML (MTO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4779&lon=-88.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH LSAZOCH601XL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050523008959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 AT MATTOON, ILLINOIS. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT AFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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