# Accident 20100821042169A: Wilde Danie ZENITH 701, Turlock, CA, August 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4528° N, 120.8919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4528&lon=-120.8919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N948DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948DW-2017-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilde Daniel L ZENITH 701 (registry code 0590217, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilde-daniel-l-zenith-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILDE DANIE ZENITH 701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 127 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100821042169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA418), Aug 21, 2010: Wilde Daniel L Zenith 701 (N948DW), Turlock, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain runway alignment.

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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