# Incident 20091226053529I: Aircraft Mf CH 2000, Foley, AL, December 26, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2009, 09:45 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4066&lon=-87.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364AM-2023-01-14) (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: AIRCRAFT MF CH 2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 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/20091226053529I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 26, 2009, MR. RONALD RYALS A STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED FERGUSON AIRPORT(82J) FOR A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO FOLEY MUNICIPAL (5R4). UPON ARRIVAL AT 5R4 THE MR. RYALS ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CONFIGURED WITH FLAPS AT 15 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING MR. RYALS TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE NOSE LANGING GEAR FORK BROKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. MR. RYALS THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N364AM (1)

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

- [Accident 20220609022889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220609022889A), Jun 9, 2022: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 (N364AM), Gladewater, TX, Substantial damage. During landing, the Aircraft bounced twice, the pilot attempted a go-around, and failed to properly control the Aircraft once power had been applied. 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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