# Accident 20130507009219A: Hughes Charles R ZODIAC 601XL, Meriden, CT, May 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2013, 13:53 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden-Markham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5086° N, 72.8294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5086&lon=-72.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Charles R ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 056235R, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-charles-r-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES CHARLES R ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 83 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130507009219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 36. WEATHER REPORTED BY YANKEE TRACON REPORTED WINDS AT 1753Z WERE 180/08 G14 KNOTS, 10 SM, SCT047, SCT055, 24/12 A3012. N.O.A.A. WEATHER OBSERVED AT 1353 S9 G16, VIS 10SM. PILOT STATED HE LANDED BEYOND MID FIELD AT 90 MPH ON CENTERLINE. HE TOUCHED DOWN, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN EXIT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT AT THE RUNWAY 18 THRESHOLD MARKINGS, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON TO THE GRASS AREA, TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST AT THE RUNWAY 36 END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS FACING IN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION.

## 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 ERA13CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA233), May 7, 2013: Hughes Charles R Zodiac 601XL (N418CM), Meriden, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land with a tailwind and his failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.

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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