20191223023299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Terrance E Lambert ZENITH CH 750 · Xenia, OH · December 23, 2019

Date: December 23, 2019 · 15:04 local
Place: Xenia, OH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N227L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20CA059
Reported as: Terrance E Lambert Zenith CH 750
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 340 total5 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N227LRegistered now · Terrance E Lambert ZENITH CH 750S/N 75-8165 Airframe modelTerrance E Lambert ZENITH CH 750

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What happened

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

This was the first flight for new amateur built experimental aircraft. Pilot took off from I19 and flew in the local area for 30 minutes as the pilot was attempting his first landing. The left main landing gear impacted the runway causing the left main wheel assembly to break and detach from the aircraft. The left main tire hit the aircraft window after impact. The nose wheel impacted the runway causing it to collapse resulting in the left wing tip to impact the ground, and causing substantial damage to the fuselage. Aircraft skidded down the runway for about 50 feet before coming to a stop.

Pilot stated he ?was looking at the throttle and airspeed when he looked up and had a hard landing on runway 25? He went on to state ?the left wing did drop down, the left main landing gear impacted the runway and was torn off. Airspeed on last check was approximately 60 knots with the throttle at 1600 RPM"

Ddh-reviewed the 8020-23 on June 2, 2020

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR NEW AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. PILOT TOOK OFF FROM I19 AND FLEW IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR 30 MINUTES AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST LANDING. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BREAK AND DETACH FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT THE AIRCRAFT WINDOW AFTER IMPACT. THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING TIP TO IMPACT THE GROUND, AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

PILOT STATED HE ?WAS LOOKING AT THE THROTTLE AND AIRSPEED WHEN HE LOOKED UP AND HAD A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 25? HE WENT ON TO STATE ?THE LEFT WING DID DROP DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND WAS TORN OFF. AIRSPEED ON LAST CHECK WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS WITH THE THROTTLE AT 1600 RPM"

DDH-REVIEWED THE 8020-23 ON JUNE 2, 2020

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 CEN20CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportXenia, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in the right tire contacting the runway first followed by the left wing.Dec 23, 2019 · Substantial damage