# Accident 20051010030639A: Amtr CH701, Rolla/Vichy, MO, October 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2005, 15:50 local time
- Place: Rolla/Vichy, MO
- Airport: Rolla National Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1275° N, 91.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1275&lon=-91.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dallmeyer Ronald G CH-701 (registry code 05617PX, https://openairdocs.org/model/dallmeyer-ronald-g-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051010030639A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA003), Oct 10, 2005: DallMeyer Zenith CH-701 (N701PR), Rolla, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the power required during the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing on the nose wheel. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the…

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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