# Accident 20131017018909A: Goldner Leslie ZENITH 701, Delta, UT, October 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3810° N, 112.9300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3810&lon=-112.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67MG-2014-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goldner Leslie ZENITH 701 (registry code 05902X8, https://openairdocs.org/model/goldner-leslie-zenith-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOLDNER LESLIE ZENITH 701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 960 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131017018909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ELY, NEVADA TO RICHFIELD, UTAH, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE?S CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WAS RISING. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LEAKING HOSE (ROTAX WATER-COOLED ENGINE) OR A BAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE SENSOR. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO TERRAIN WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS SUITABLE IN ORDER TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE OR FAILURE.  HOWEVER, DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL HE ENCOUNTERED UNEVEN TERRAIN, WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A ROUGH LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.

## 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 WPR14CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA020), Oct 17, 2013: L Goldner Zenith 701 (N67MG), Milford, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain.

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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