# Incident 20090521006929I: Overho ZODIAC601XL, Apple Valley, CA, May 21, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2009, 11:40 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Overholtzer Max ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05904IH, https://openairdocs.org/model/overholtzer-max-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OVERHO ZODIAC601XL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 55 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090521006929I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN, MAIN WHEELS ON THE GROUND, HE ENCOUNTRED A GUST OF WIND.  HE APPLIED RUDDER TO ALIGN NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  IN DOING SO, NOSE GEAR BOUNCED ON RUNWAY ON AN ANGLE.  THIS CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  PROP STRIKE AND NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY BENT.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N41MX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090219008219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090219008219I), Feb 19, 2009: Overho ZODIAC601XL (N41MX), Upland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 02/19/2009 at approximately 10:00 hours PST N41MX departed bracket airport (poc) on a private/personal flight. The canopy became unsecured and 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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