# Accident 20100512033719A: Hachem Zach E7, Homerville, GA, May 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2010, 10:33 local time
- Place: Homerville, GA
- Airport: Homerville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0569° N, 82.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOMERVILLE (HOE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0569&lon=-82.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101RU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101RU-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hachem Zachery S E7 (registry code 05627P2, https://openairdocs.org/model/hachem-zachery-s-e7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HACHEM ZACH E7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 17 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100512033719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N101RU SERIAL NUMBER 01 EXPERIENCED RIGHT GEAR FAILURE ON LANDING IN HOMERVILLE, GA ON 5/12/2010.  DURING INSPECTION THE RIGHT SHOCK STRUT LOWER ATTACH POINT APPEARED SHEARED AT THE WELDED LUG. LOWER STRUTS SHEARED 6 INCHES ABOVE WELDED ATTACH POINT. RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE DAMAGED ALONG WITH LOWER WING SKIN AND TIP. BOTH SIDES OF THE AFT FUSELAGE ARE BADLY WRINKLED. ALL SIGNS INDICATE A HARD LANDING. SHOCK STRUT FITTINGS WERE SHIPPED TO THE NTSB FOR FAILURE ANALYST. AS OF 6/4/2010 WAITING ON ANALYST RESULTS. RECEIVED NTSB RESULTS 6/18/2010 AND THE FITTING FAILED DUE TO OVER STRESS. THIS SUPPORTS THE DETERMINATION OF A HARD LANDING.

## 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 ERA10LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA263), May 12, 2010: Hachem Zachery S E7 (N101RU), Homerville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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