# Accident 20110524009059A: Hoskins Joseph L ZENITH CH-701, Puyallup, WA, May 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Thun Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1022° N, 122.2856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1022&lon=-122.2856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34NH-2013-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoskins Joseph L ZENITH CH-701 (registry code 05628LI, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoskins-joseph-l-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: HOSKINS JOSEPH L ZENITH CH-701
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,588 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110524009059A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 201 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PDT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIMENTAL HOSKINS ZENITH Z-CH701, WAS FLYING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, IN PHASE ONE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS. ON THIRD LANDING OF THE DAY, PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, ELECTED TO LAND ON GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY 16, AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND AT ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE GRASS, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED AND NOSED OVER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRASS AND NOSED OVER ENDING UP INVERTED. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM GRASS AREA AND RETUNED TO THE HANGER.

## 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 WPR11LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA234), May 24, 2011: Hoskins Zenith (N34NH), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.

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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