20171201022279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Zenith 701 · Mount Airy, NC · December 1, 2017

Date: December 1, 2017 · 21:07 local
Place: Mount Airy, NC
Airport: Mount Airy/Surry Couty Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N701TF
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA067
Reported as: Zenith 701
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 185 total1 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N701TFRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Todd Foley ZENITH 701S/N 4714 · Built 2016 Airframe modelTodd Foley ZENITH 701 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed runway 18 and was unable to stay aloft. Aircraft bounced off the ground shearing off the right main landing gear wheel and again became aloft. The aircraft again touched down on the right main landing gear strut which dug into the ground causing the aircraft to flip and land inverted. No injuries were reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AND WAS UNABLE TO STAY ALOFT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND AGAIN BECAME ALOFT. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WHICH DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP AND LAND INVERTED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMount Airy, NCThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Dec 1, 2017 · Substantial damage