# Accident 20160102007539A: Johnson Glenn L ZODIAC 601 XL, January 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2016, 12:58 local time
- Airport: Chesapeake Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 76.3206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-76.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N676L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Glenn L ZODIAC 601 XL (registry code 05627NF, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-glenn-l-zodiac-601-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON GLENN L ZODIAC 601 XL
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 98 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160102007539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A NOSEGEAR BREAK AFTER AN UNSUCCESFUL LANDING ATTEMPT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSEGEAR AND MOUNTING STUCTURE. THE FIREWALL STUCTURE WAS BENT AND TORN AROUND THE NOSE GEAR MOUNT AND INTO THE CABIN. COMPOSITE PROPELLER SHEARD 2 OF THE 3 BLADES. SMALL DENT TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FROM THE PROPELLER AS IT SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. .

## 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 GAA16CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA098), Jan 2, 2016: Johnson Glenn L Zodiac 601 XL (N676L), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, causing the airplane to bounce and the nose gear to collapse, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and frame.

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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