# Accident 20140524007989A: Fdr601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL, Lewiston, ID, May 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2014, 09:18 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3739° N, 117.0153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3739&lon=-117.0153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fdr601 ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 056315Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/fdr601-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FDR601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,355 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524007989A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AGAIN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY 12. THE ENGINE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND THE DAMAGE INCLUDED NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, COWLING AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR14CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA211), May 24, 2014: Fdr601 Zodiac 601XL (N601AB), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing.

## Other reports on N601AB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140916016149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140916016149I), Sep 16, 2014: Fdr601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL (N601AB), Lewistion, ID, Minor damage. The pilot lost control of the experimental aircraft landing on runway 12 at lewiston, Idaho (lws). Witnesses stated that the aircraft landed hard on the main…

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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