# Accident 20070403005939A: Zinair CH2000, Madera, CA, April 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SRJS
- Location: 36.9936° N, 120.1122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9936&lon=-120.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N368AM-2018-03-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070403005939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO OPERATION. LANDED AND PORPOISED FINALLY HITTING ON NOSE WHEEL AND HITTING PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY. COUNSELED PILOT ON GO AROUND PROCEDURES.

## 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 SEA07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA091), Apr 3, 2007: AC Mfg & Dev't CH 2000 (N368AM), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.

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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