# Incident 20140521008189I: Belknap Ronald L STOL CH 750, Madera, CA, May 21, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39PE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39PE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Belknap Ronald L STOL CH 750 (registry code 05632T1, https://openairdocs.org/model/belknap-ronald-l-stol-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-233 series (registry code 42405, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-233-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELKNAP RONALD L STOL CH 750
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-233 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521008189I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 2014, N39PE, A ZENITH STOL CH750, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A LANDING DUE TO A CROSSWIND  AND SLOW AIRSPEED.   THE PILOT HAD MADE SEVERAL LANDINGS AT THE AIRPORT,  HOWEVER, DURING THE LAST LANDING HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW AND THE CROSSWIND SURPRISED THE PILOT  CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD AND BREAK ITS NOSE WHEEL OFF.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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