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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wilde Danie ZENITH 701 · Turlock, CA · August 21, 2010

Date
August 21, 2010 · 11:00 local
Place
Turlock, CA
Airport
Private Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N948DW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA418
Reported as
Wilde Danie Zenith 701
Reported engine
ROTAX 912S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total127 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N948DE, a light sport aircraft, upon landing at a private airstrip, the left main wheel hit a ditch and the aircraft groundlooped. Significant damage to left main gear, left wing and nose gear. No injuries, 1 pilot, 1 pax.

As the FAA filed it

N948DE, A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, UPON LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT A DITCH AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED.SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN GEAR, LEFT WING AND NOSE GEAR. NO INJURIES, 1 PILOT, 1 PAX.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.