# Accident 20200516000989A: Thomas P Neal ZODIAC CH 650, Carthage, NC, May 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Carthage, NC
- Airport: Gilliam-Mcconnell Air Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3417° N, 79.4369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3417&lon=-79.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149WF-2020-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas P Neal ZODIAC CH 650 (registry code 05632ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-p-neal-zodiac-ch-650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 110 (registry code 63700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS P NEAL ZODIAC CH 650
- Reported engine: VIKING 110
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 395 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200516000989A

## Narrative

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

N149WF WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 AT BQ1.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH TOO MUCH AIRSPEED AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  A GO AROUND WAS NOT ATTEMPTED.

## 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 ERA20CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA189), May 16, 2020: Zenith Zodiac CH 650 (N149WF), Carthage, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing with a tail wind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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