# Accident 20200531008149A: Shrader David W CH-701, Ambler, AK, May 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ambler, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.0394° N, 158.8294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0394&lon=-158.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shrader David W CH-701 (registry code 05632OF, https://openairdocs.org/model/shrader-david-w-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHRADER DAVID W CH-701
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 289 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531008149A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED KOTZEBUE AK. AT 0800 FLEW EAST TO KOBUK SAND DUNES. FLIGHT TOOK 1.75 HOURS. LANDED AT DUNES.  PIC STARTED DEPARTURE ROLL AT ABOUT 1230 TO HEAD BACK TO KOTZEBUE.  WHILE ON TAKE OFF ROLL PIC STATED HIT A SMALL DIP IN DUNE WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO HOP AND WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AT NOSE FORK AND NOSE STRUT DUG INTO GROUND.  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC20LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA053), May 31, 2020: Zenith Stol CH701 (N324WS), Ambler, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off from unsuitable terrain, which resulted in impact with uneven terrain, the subsequent failure of the nosewheel fork, and a nose over.

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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