# Accident 20130502007649A: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, Gainesville, MO, May 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, MO
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6722° N, 92.4844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6722&lon=-92.4844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914AR-2022-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650 (registry code 056280Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/hook-ronald-g-zodiac-ch-650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D (registry code 42089, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOOK RONALD G ZODIAC CH-650
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,366 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502007649A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT THE OWNER'S PRIVATE RUNWAY IN A WOODED AREA, WHEN IT STRUCK A TREE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING STRIP AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE TREE.  THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA268), May 2, 2013: Hook Zodiac CH-650 (N914AR), Gainesville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane hitting a tree.

## Other reports on N914AR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20191208017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191208017069A), Dec 8, 2019: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650 (N914AR), Willow Springs, MO, Substantial damage. The pilot completed an oil change after completing 3.5 hours of engine run for the replacement of the engine cylinders. The ground adjustable propeller was set…

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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