# Accident 20120629013989A: Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta ZENITH CH 701, Centerburg, OH, June 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Centerburg, OH
- Airport: Chapman Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3009° N, 82.6898° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3009&lon=-82.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701ZN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701ZN-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta ZENITH CH 701 (registry code 056307N, https://openairdocs.org/model/steven-bornstein-thomas-whitta-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEVEN BORNSTEIN/THOMAS WHITTA ZENITH CH 701
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629013989A

## Narrative

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

AT 08:00 ON 06/29/2012, N701ZN AN AMATEUR BUILT ZENITH, 701 WAS FLYING IN THE PATTERN AT CHAPMAN MEMORIAL (C6M).  WHILE USING RUNWAY 27 ON THE THIRD PASS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ADDED POWER TO ASCEND TO PATTERN ALTITUDE.  UPON ADDING POWER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TRIED TO CORRECT USING THE RIGHT RUDDER.  THE RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE SO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED POWER ATTEMPTING TO LAND, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE.  REALIZING THAT HE WOULD STRIKE A TREE HE ADDED POWER FURTHER EXACERBATING THE LEFT TURNING TENDANCY.  ADDING POWER ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PASS THROUGH THE TREE ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE TOP AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED JUST OVER A HOUSE ENDING IN A SMALL POND IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, WITH A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES.

## 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 CEN12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA410), Jun 29, 2012: Steven Bornstein/Thomas Whitta Zenith (N701ZN), Centerburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to actuate the airplane’s rudder during an attempted go-around for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would…

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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