# Accident 20090531014399A: Zodiac 601XL, Greeneville, TN, May 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Greeneville, TN
- Airport: Pensinger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2964° N, 82.7606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2964&lon=-82.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250JP-2009-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pensinger ZODIAC 601 XL (registry code 05619H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/pensinger-zodiac-601-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZODIAC 601XL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,220 total, 683 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531014399A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 4 AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN JUST PAST THE HILL TO HIS RIGHT.  HIS AIRSPEED IMMEDIATELY DECREASED, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME MUSHEY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ENCOUNTERED A WIND CHANGE SWIRLING BETWEEN 2 HILLS WHICH CAUSED THE AIRSPEED DECREASE.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL LINE NEAR THE ROAD THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH A BROKEN CANOPY AND THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND PARTIALLY BURNED.

## 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 ERA09CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA313), May 31, 2009: Pensinger Zodiac 601 (N250JP), Greeneville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with wind shear on initial climb after takeoff.

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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