# Accident 20210126003619A: Pinneo George G ZENAIR ZODIAC 601HDS, Waller, TX, January 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Waller, TX
- Airport: Skydive Houston Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9928° N, 95.9305° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9928&lon=-95.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444PZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444PZ-2023-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pinneo George G ZENAIR ZODIAC 601HDS (registry code 05628C1, https://openairdocs.org/model/pinneo-george-g-zenair-zodiac-601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PINNEO GEORGE G ZENAIR ZODIAC 601HDS
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,502 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210126003619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 35 FROM SKYDIVE HOUSTON AIRPORT (37XA). DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE RPM CUT OUT, PILOT TRIED TO RE-START ENGINE, POPPING SOUNDS COULD BE HEARD AND THEN SILENCE, FOLLOWED BY IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT FOR A FORCED LANDING STRIKING THE GROUND ACROSS THE ROAD (PLAINVIEW DRIVE) NOSE HIT FIRST BREAKING ONE SIDE OF THE PROPELLER, THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR ABOUT 25 YARDS THEN SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES WHERE IT CAME TO REST. NO POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT SUFFERED A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. PILOT WAS CONSCIOUS AND TALKING. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS BROKE OFF, BOTH SIDES ON PROPELLER (CARBON FIBER) BROKE OFF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN INCHES FROM THE ROOT.  INSPECTOR  FOUND A DISCONNECTED FUEL HOSE AT INLET TUBE TO ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AT CRASH SITE. THE OIL CAP AND DIP STICK WERE NOT INSTALLED OR IN THE OIL TANK WHEN INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

-CAP WAS ON FIREWALL SHELF JUST ABOVE ACFT BATTERY, DIP STICK WAS TO THE RIGHT OF CAP LOOKING AT AIRPLANE FROM THE FRONT.

- OIL WAS SEEN ON THE FIREWALL

WEATHER DATA: KTME 262115Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 23/04 A2983

## 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 CEN21LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA117), Jan 26, 2021: Zenair Zodiac 601HDS (N444PZ), Waller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a disconnected fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N444PZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970322007069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322007069I), Mar 22, 1997: Amtrlt ZENITH (N444PZ), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on Saturday, March 22, 1996 at approximately 1115 PST, george g. pinneo, PIC of zenair zodiac 6, N444PZ, lost his engine and landed one and a half…

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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