# Accident 20110412004929A: Delf Tim ZENITH CH-701, Davenport, IA, April 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6103° N, 90.5883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6103&lon=-90.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701YB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701YB-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Delf Tim ZENITH CH-701 (registry code 05622NO, https://openairdocs.org/model/delf-tim-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DELF TIM ZENITH CH-701
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 24 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110412004929A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 12, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT (MODEL ZENITH CH-701) CRASHED JUST WEST OF RWY 15 AT THE DAVENPORT, IOWA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DVN).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TEST FLIGHT PHASE AND HAD 19 HOURS TOTAL TIME.  THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RWY 15 AND BEGAN TO CLIMB. AT ABOUT 50 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT, WITH FULL AILERON DEFLECTION, HE CONTINUED TO CLIMB.  HE INTENDED TO CIRCLE BACK TO LAND ON RWY 15, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY.  HE THEN DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA JUST WEST OF RWY 15.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND TRAVELED THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH; THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.  THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND NOSE WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD, AND WAS UNINJURED IN THE MISHAP.

## 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 CEN11CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA282), Apr 12, 2011: Delf Tim Zenith CH-701 (N701YB), Davenport, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the rudder cable to rudder pedal attachment hardware.

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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