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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mcdonald Howard Brian ZENAIR 701 · Zephyrhills, FL · October 19, 2013

Date
October 19, 2013 · 11:30 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N538HB
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA004
Reported as
Mcdonald Howard Brian Zenair 701
Reported engine
Greatplain 2276CC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total45 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No. 1, 2, 4-9 n/a.

No. 3: on October 19, 2013, at approximately 1205 EDT, a zenair 701, N538HB, serial no. 1001, had a sudden RPM spike followed by a loss of power during landing approach. The aircraft crashed short of runway 22 near the Zephyrhills airport (kzph) on highway 301 and tucker road, Zephyrhills, Florida.

The pilot and passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

NO. 1, 2, 4-9 N/A.

NO. 3: ON OCTOBER 19, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 EDT, A ZENAIR 701, N538HB, SERIAL NO. 1001, HAD A SUDDEN RPM SPIKE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER DURING LANDING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 22 NEAR THE ZEPHYRHILLS AIRPORT (KZPH) ON HIGHWAY 301 AND TUCKER ROAD, ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.