# Accident 20140914017919A: Stanley Arthur Freeman ZODIAC 601XL, Fremont, NE, September 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2014, 14:50 local time
- Place: Fremont, NE
- Airport: Fremont Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4500° N, 96.5211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4500&lon=-96.5211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N710DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stanley Arthur Freeman ZODIAC 601XL (registry code 05632US, https://openairdocs.org/model/stanley-arthur-freeman-zodiac-601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STANLEY ARTHUR FREEMAN ZODIAC 601XL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CORVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA514) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140914017919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CAME IN LOW WHILE LANDING AT THE FREMONT, NE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT NOSE PULLED UP AND PILOT OVER CORRECTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE 2-3 TIMES. AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING PROP STRIKE.

## 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 CEN14CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA514), Sep 14, 2014: Stanley Arthur Freeman Zodiac 601XL (N710DM), Fremont, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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