# Accident 20150802012609A: Ralph A Hudson ZODIAC CH 601 XLB, Hubbard, OR, August 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hubbard, OR
- Airport: Lenhardt'S Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1800° N, 122.7436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1800&lon=-122.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ralph A Hudson ZODIAC CH 601 XLB (registry code 056311U, https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-a-hudson-zodiac-ch-601-xlb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290 series (registry code 42083, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RALPH A HUDSON ZODIAC CH 601 XLB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802012609A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00PM, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N234S, A ZODIAC 601 XLB EXPERIENCED SEVERE  VIBRATION AFTER PERFORMING  TOUCH AND GO?S AT  LENHARDT?S  AIRPARK (7S9).  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT  A VIBRATION HE HAD BEGUN TO FEEL  AND AS A PRECAUTION,  BEGAN TO RETURN TO LENHARDT?S,  THE VIBRATION BECAME SO SEVERE THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT BREAK AWAY FROM THE MOUNTS AND ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, AND ATTEMPT TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY.  THE DRAG OF THE WIND MILLING PROPELLER NEGATIVELY AFFECTED HIS GLIDE RATIO AND UNDERSHOT THE RUN WAY BY TWO AND ONE HALF MILES. HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WITH AN ABOVE GROUND ROLLING IRRIGATION SYSTEM.  DURING ROLL OUT, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO STRIKING AN IRRIGATION PIPE STANTION/WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH HIS RIGHT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED .  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR15LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA228), Aug 2, 2015: Hudson Zodiac CH 601 XLB (N234S), Hubbard, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A severe propeller vibration due to the pilot's improper installation of the propeller spacer assembly, which necessitated an engine shutdown, an off-airport landing, and a collision with a sprinkler…

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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