# Accident 20150505007569A: Jones Robert M ZENITH CH 701, Palmer, AK, May 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2015, 13:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6144° N, 149.6653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6144&lon=-149.6653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Robert M ZENITH CH 701 (registry code 05611CI, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-robert-m-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES ROBERT M ZENITH CH 701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 984 total, 663 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150505007569A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 05, 2015, AT 1350 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, 2150Z, N669RJ, A ZENITH CH701 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, IMPACTED THE WATER WHILE ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING IN JIM LAKE, PALMER ALASKA.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE SINGLE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO WATER IMPACT AND POST-ACCIDENT SUBMERSION.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED OR WEATHER BRIEFING RECEIVED.   VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.   THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED JONES LANDING SEAPLANE BASE (L95) AT 1200 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 ANC15CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA024), May 5, 2015: Robert M. Jones Zenith CH 701 (N669RJ), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown.

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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