# Accident 20150227001999A: William R Arnold ZODIAC CH 650, Greeley, CO, February 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Kgxy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4375° N, 104.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4375&lon=-104.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715AK-2018-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William R Arnold ZODIAC CH 650 (registry code 05631D1, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-r-arnold-zodiac-ch-650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce O-200-A (registry code 54590, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-o-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM R ARNOLD ZODIAC CH 650
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYCE O-200-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,076 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227001999A

## Narrative

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

ON 2/27/15 AT 1600MST A KITBUILT ZODIAC AIRCRAFT WITH A PILOT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE A LANDING THAT PUT A SIDELOAD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH DAMAGED THE AIRPLANE.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

ON LANDING FOREIGN OBJECT JAMMED BEHIND RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WHICH PREVENTED TRAVEL OF RIGHT RUDDER THAT WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE STRUCK RUNWAY NOSE FIRST WITH A SIDE LOAD FACTOR AND NOSE GEAR FAILED.

FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.

THE CARBURETOR BROKE OFF CAUSING A MINOR FIRE.

WEATHER WAS VMC, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND THE RUNWAY WAS DRY.

## 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 CEN15CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA159), Feb 27, 2015: Arnold Zodiac CH 650 (N715AK), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was unable to maintain directional control during the landing due to the foreign object that lodged behind the rudder.

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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