# Accident 20090604009319A: Amtr ZODIAC, Clinton, AR, June 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, AR
- Airport: Clinton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5919° N, 92.4508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5919&lon=-92.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9093Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9093Y-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carillon John C ZODIAC CH601HDS (registry code 05610SF, https://openairdocs.org/model/carillon-john-c-zodiac-ch601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C1 (registry code 42027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZODIAC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,890 total, 82 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090604009319A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 04, 2009 AT 1100 CST A ZODIAC CH601 HDS, N90093Y RIGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCCA) IN CLINTON ARKANSAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  DURING TAKEOFF FROM CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRACRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.  DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  THE SINGLE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCCA) AND ENDED AT CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCCA) ON JUNE 04, 2009 AT 1100 CST.

## 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 CEN09CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA337), Jun 4, 2009: Carillon John C Zodiac CH6 (N9093Y), Clinton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was his failure to secure a wing fuel panel prior to departure.

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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