# Accident 20210317002619A: Burg Frederick S ZEN CH701, Shepherd, MT, March 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2021, 11:50 local time
- Place: Shepherd, MT
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0823° N, 108.4810° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0823&lon=-108.4810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43442-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burg Frederick S ZEN CH701 (registry code 05624QO, https://openairdocs.org/model/burg-frederick-s-zen-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURG FREDERICK S ZEN CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total, 56 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210317002619A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OF N43442 DID SIX "STOP AND GO" LANDINGS ON HIS LANDING STRIP WITH NO ISSUES. HE WENT AND FLEW AROUND FOR AN HOUR AND CAME BACK FOR HIS FINAL LANDING. ON APPROACH HE TOOK SOME POWER OUT TO DESCEND FOR LANDING. ABOUT 40FT AGL HE NOTICED THE SINK RATE WAS TO FAST SO HE ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND FLARED. THE MAINS HIT (NOSE DID NOT) AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HIGH OFF THE GROUND AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND- ADDED FULL POWER AND PUSHED NOSE OVER. HE WAS CLOSER TO THE GROUND THAN HE REALIZED AND THE NOSE WHEEL HIT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE. THEN THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL AND FLIP OVER.

WHEN ASKED WHAT HE CAN DO TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, HE SAID HE JUST MADE A BAD JUDGEMENT CALL AND ?SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT I WAS APPROACHING THE GROUND AT A FASTER THAN NORMAL RATE, EARLIER THAN I DID.?

## 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 WPR21LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA138), Mar 17, 2021: Burg Frederick S ZEN CH701 (N43442), Shepherd, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstable approach, and improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent 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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