# Accident 20200531007289A: Mikulichek Richard L ZENITH 601 HD, Worthington, MN, May 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2020, 16:45 local time
- Place: Worthington, MN
- Airport: Worthington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6556° N, 95.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6556&lon=-95.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N638RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638RM-2022-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mikulichek Richard L ZENITH 601 HD (registry code 056317F, https://openairdocs.org/model/mikulichek-richard-l-zenith-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EA-81 (registry code 59052, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIKULICHEK RICHARD L ZENITH 601 HD
- Reported engine: SUBARU EA-81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 230 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531007289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AND SAW A FOX RUN ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO MISS THE FOX THAT RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. THE FORCES THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED INCLUDED A BROKEN TAIL WHEEL BUNGEE CHAIN AND THE RIGHT GEAR WAS STRESS TO THE LEFT IN A MANNER THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPAR.

## 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 CEN20CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA206), May 31, 2020: Zenair CH601 (N638RM), Worthington, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll to avoid an animal on the runway, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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