# Accident 20191223023299A: Terrance E Lambert ZENITH CH 750, Xenia, OH, December 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2019, 15:04 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 83.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-83.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Terrance E Lambert ZENITH CH 750 (registry code 05638G5, https://openairdocs.org/model/terrance-e-lambert-zenith-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERRANCE E LAMBERT ZENITH CH 750
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191223023299A

## Narrative

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

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"

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## 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 CEN20CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA059), Dec 23, 2019: Zenith CH 750 (N227L), Xenia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in the right tire contacting the runway first followed by the left wing.

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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