# Accident 20171201022279A: Zenith 701, Mount Airy, NC, December 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2017, 21:07 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Mount Airy/Surry Couty Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4611° N, 80.5531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4611&lon=-80.5531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701TF-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Todd Foley ZENITH 701 (registry code 05635OP, https://openairdocs.org/model/todd-foley-zenith-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH 701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171201022279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA067), Dec 1, 2017: Todd Foley Zenith 701 (N701TF), Mount Airy, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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