# Accident 20060208001889A: Amtr CH601XL, Oakdale, CA, February 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7606° N, 120.8003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7606&lon=-120.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601XL
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 17,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060208001889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/8/2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 PST, ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL AIRCRAFT, N105RH, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF DAN DONNELY FIELD (O27), OAKDALE, CA, DUE TO INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THE OWNER PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED HARRY SHAM FIELD (MOD), MODESTO, CA ENROUTE TO O27 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 PST FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 PDT, N105RH MANEUVERED 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF O27 AT 800 FEET AGL TO 1000 FEET AGL TO ENTER LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 10. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FORTY-FIVE DEGREE ENTRY FOR THE DOWNWIND LEG AND 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, EYEWITNESSES ON THE GROUND OBSERVED THE LEFT WING COLLAPSE UPWARD AND FOLD BACK. N105RH PITCHED INTO A SIXTY DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND ENTERED A SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ONE 360 DEGREE SPIN BEFORE THE RIGHT WING COLLAPSED UPWARD AND FOLDED BACK. THE WINGS REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SIXTY DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND EXPLODED, FATALLY INJURING BOTH OCCUPANTS. FIRE DESTROYED THE FUSELAGE AND WING ROOTS.

## 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 LAX06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA105), Feb 8, 2006: Hooker Zodiac 601XL (N105RH), Oakdale, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the structural failure of the wings for undetermined reasons.

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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