# Accident 20060610013429A: Zinair CH2000, Chandler, AZ, June 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2006, 09:15 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Stellar Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2986° N, 111.9153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2986&lon=-111.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280AM) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 67 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060610013429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFT WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO PRE-SOLO STUDENT. STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, WHEN THE CFI SAID HE "FROZE UP" AND APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT RUDDER. CFI MADE A VERBAL CORRECTION TO THE STUDENT WHO APPLIED MORE LEFT RUDDER AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT GROUND EFFECT. CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND DURING RECOVERY LEFT WING HIT A SLIGHT GRASS HUMP OR SMALL BERM DAMAGING WING STRUCTURES AND AILERON.

## 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 LAX06CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA203), Jun 10, 2006: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH2000 (N280AM), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's delayed remedial actions, which resulted in a collision with terrain during the initial takeoff climb. 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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