# Accident 20200228000839A: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000, Ocala, FL, February 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2020, 11:59 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N677NA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N677NA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 (registry code 0033001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH 2000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228000839A

## Narrative

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

AS THE PLANE LANDED IT BOUNCED.  THE PILOT PUSHED THE CONTROLS FORWARD CAUSING THE PLANE TO LAND ON THE NOSE.  THE PLANE STARTED TO PORPOISE, THE PROP THEN STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF.

## 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 ERA20CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA147), Feb 28, 2020: Zenair CH 2000 (N677NA), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing.

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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