# Incident 20160504007839I: Marv Vanderpool ZENITH STOL CH 750, Taft, CA, May 4, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2016, 18:00 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Taft-Kern
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1417° N, 119.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAFT-KERN COUNTY (L17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1417&lon=-119.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marv Vanderpool ZENITH STOL CH 750 (registry code 05632JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/marv-vanderpool-zenith-stol-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARV VANDERPOOL ZENITH STOL CH 750
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160504007839I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO RWY 25 AT L17, PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER APPOXIMATELY 50 ABOVE RUNWAY LEADING TO A HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSING NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT.

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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