# Accident 20050718017109A: Zinair CH2000, Winston Salem, NC, July 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1336° N, 80.2219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1336&lon=-80.2219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240AM-2023-04-06) (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: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050718017109A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL05CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA134), Jul 18, 2005: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH2000 (N240AM), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudged flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a stall and hard landing.

## Other reports on N240AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061103025169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061103025169I), Nov 3, 2006: Zinair CH2000 (N240AM), Mount Airy, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed st. simons island, mckinnon airport, ga at 9:50 enroute to mt. Airy airport (mwk). While approaching mwk on a 3 mile final for runway…

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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