What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had no flight time within the last 90 days except for his flight review. The pilot had never acted as PIC in a zenith CH-701. The pilot had built the airplane and this was the airplane's first flight after construction. The zenith CH-701 requires some power be carried during landing. The pilot was late in applying the power. The airplane landed hard and broke the nose wheel, which resulted in a broken propeller and other damage. The flight instructor who had admininstered the flight review to the pilot stated that pilot performed to private standards in the Cessna 150 in which the test was administered, however, he strongly advised the pilot to obtain five (5) hours of flight time with an instructor in the zenith CH-701 before attempting flight. The pilot did not heed that recommendation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD NO FLIGHT TIME WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS EXCEPT FOR HIS FLIGHT REVIEW. THE PILOT HAD NEVER ACTED AS PIC IN A ZENITH CH-701. THE PILOT HAD BUILT THE AIRPLANE AND THIS WAS THE AIRPLANE'S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER CONSTRUCTION. THE ZENITH CH-701 REQUIRES SOME POWER BE CARRIED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS LATE IN APPLYING THE POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN PROPELLER AND OTHER DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO HAD ADMININSTERED THE FLIGHT REVIEW TO THE PILOT STATED THAT PILOT PERFORMED TO PRIVATE STANDARDS IN THE CESSNA 150 IN WHICH THE TEST WAS ADMINISTERED, HOWEVER, HE STRONGLY ADVISED THE PILOT TO OBTAIN FIVE (5) HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME WITH AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE ZENITH CH-701 BEFORE ATTEMPTING FLIGHT. THE PILOT DID NOT HEED THAT RECOMMENDATION.
NTSB investigation
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