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FAA accident report · Collins Arthur F ZENITH STOL CH 701 · Deer Park, WA · October 21, 2013

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Date
October 21, 2013 · 12:50 local
Place
Deer Park, WA
Airport
Deer Park Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2849C
Reported as
Collins Arthur F Zenith Stol CH 701
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total24 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N2849CRegistered now · Collins Arthur F ZENITH STOL CH 701S/N 7084 · Built 2010Airframe modelCollins Arthur F ZENITH STOL CH 701Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he had flown earlier in the day to check out an oil over-heating problem. Took off and landed on paved runway 4/22. Pilot wanted to move aircraft to his home to work on heat problem, so decided to do a practice takeoff and landing or two on the parallel dirt strip at the airport.

On landing he stated that the "bottom kinda dropped out" and he landed three point. This resulted in the nose gear crossmember contacting the nose tire, causing the nose to dig in and, at about 30-40 miles per hour, eventually flip the aircraft over on to its top.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HAD FLOWN EARLIER IN THE DAY TO CHECK OUT AN OIL OVER-HEATING PROBLEM. TOOK OFF AND LANDED ON PAVED RUNWAY 4/22. PILOT WANTED TO MOVE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HOME TO WORK ON HEAT PROBLEM, SO DECIDED TO DO A PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDING OR TWO ON THE PARALLEL DIRT STRIP AT THE AIRPORT.

ON LANDING HE STATED THAT THE "BOTTOM KINDA DROPPED OUT" AND HE LANDED THREE POINT. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR CROSSMEMBER CONTACTING THE NOSE TIRE, CAUSING THE NOSE TO DIG IN AND, AT ABOUT 30-40 MILES PER HOUR, EVENTUALLY FLIP THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON TO ITS TOP.