20050718017109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Zinair CH 2000 · Winston Salem, NC · July 18, 2005

Date: July 18, 2005 · 16:30 local
Place: Winston Salem, NC
Airport: Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N240AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05CA134
Reported as: Zinair CH2000
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 total60 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N240AMRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2023 · Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000S/N 20-1040 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft landed at int at approximately 1530 with student and instructor on board. Instructor gave the student additional ground training and then endorsed him for solo flight at int. Student taxied out solo and did a normal takeoff on runway 22. On downwind, the student had trouble hearing the controller due to static on the radio. On base leg, the student finally received his clearance to land and began his descent from that point. The throttle was reduced to idle and full flaps were extended due to the high approach. The student executed a normal flare and hit the runway hard causing him to bounce back into the air. He then pulled back on the yoke and stalled the aircraft at approximately 10 feet causing him to land hard again on all three wheels. Inspection revealed wrinkling of the firewall along the nosewheel support structure. The belly skin is wrinkled as well as the rudder skin. The tail navigation light was also knocked off in the impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT INT AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 WITH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. INSTRUCTOR GAVE THE STUDENT ADDITIONAL GROUND TRAINING AND THEN ENDORSED HIM FOR SOLO FLIGHT AT INT. STUDENT TAXIED OUT SOLO AND DID A NORMAL TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 22. ON DOWNWIND, THE STUDENT HAD TROUBLE HEARING THE CONTROLLER DUE TO STATIC ON THE RADIO. ON BASE LEG, THE STUDENT FINALLY RECEIVED HIS CLEARANCE TO LAND AND BEGAN HIS DESCENT FROM THAT POINT. THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND FULL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED DUE TO THE HIGH APPROACH. THE STUDENT EXECUTED A NORMAL FLARE AND HIT THE RUNWAY HARD CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. HE THEN PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET CAUSING HIM TO LAND HARD AGAIN ON ALL THREE WHEELS. INSPECTION REVEALED WRINKLING OF THE FIREWALL ALONG THE NOSEWHEEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE. THE BELLY SKIN IS WRINKLED AS WELL AS THE RUDDER SKIN. THE TAIL NAVIGATION LIGHT WAS ALSO KNOCKED OFF IN THE IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL05CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWinston-Salem, NCThe student pilot's misjudged flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a stall and hard landing.Jul 18, 2005 · Substantial damage

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