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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Updegrove Kevin J ZENITH CH-801 · El Paso, TX · July 18, 2013

Date: July 18, 2013 · 13:52 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N801KU
Reported as: Updegrove Kevin J Zenith CH-801
Reported engine: Superior IO-360
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 34,000 total155 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N801KURegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2022 · Updegrove Kevin J ZENITH CH-801S/N 8-5587 · Built 2007 Airframe modelUpdegrove Kevin J ZENITH CH-801 Engine modelSuperior IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 18, 2013 at approximately 1352 mountain daylight time, N801KU, an amateur built zenith CH-801, sustained minor damage when the nose gear collapsed during landing roll out at El Paso international airport (kelp). Neither the airline transport pilot nor the passenger on board received any injuries. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the incident. No VFR flight plan had been filed for the flight from silver city, NM (ksvc).

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1352 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N801KU, AN AMATEUR BUILT ZENITH CH-801, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KELP). NEITHER THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER ON BOARD RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT FROM SILVER CITY, NM (KSVC).