# Accident 20190404002519A: Runyan David ZENITH CH 801, Forth Worth, TX, April 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2019, 18:10 local time
- Place: Forth Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9311° N, 97.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9311&lon=-97.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801R-2020-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Runyan David ZENITH CH 801 (registry code 05619PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/runyan-david-zenith-ch-801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUNYAN DAVID ZENITH CH 801
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 445 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190404002519A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 04, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ZENITH CH801 N801R VEERED OFF COURSE BEFORE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT HICKS AIRFIELD (T67), CRASHING WEST OF THE RUNWAY AND RAILROAD TRACKS.  THE AIRPLANE MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE CLIPPING SEVERAL LIMBS, AND THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RAIL ROAD TRACKS.  THE AIRPLANE CRASHED WITH THE NOSE FACING THE WEST SIDE OF THE RAIL ROAD TRACKS. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEVERED FROM THE FUSELAGE, THE SPINNING PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL STANDING IN THE AIR DUE TO THE SEVERED NOSE GEAR.  THE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  HE ALONG WITH HIS TWO PASSENGERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT SHOWING ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AREA.

## 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 GAA19CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA200), Apr 4, 2019: Zenair Zenith CH 801 (N801R), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control in flight and his subsequent loss of directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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