# Accident 20210529007109A: Maxson Phil ZODIAC CH601XL, Winder, GA, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 11:40 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Airport: Barrow County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9827° N, 83.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9827&lon=-83.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maxson Phil ZODIAC CH601XL (registry code 056208J, https://openairdocs.org/model/maxson-phil-zodiac-ch601xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAXSON PHIL ZODIAC CH601XL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529007109A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N601MX, A ZODIAC CH601XL, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD AT COORDINATES 33°58?39? NORTH AND 83°39?26? WEST, WHILE CONDUCTING A PART 91 FLIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE BARROW COUNTY AIRPORT (WDR). AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH A VISIBILITY OF 10 STATUTE MILES AND 15 KNOT WINDS FROM THE WEST.

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, HE WAS FLYING WITH ANOTHER LICENSED PILOT (THE PASSENGER) WHO WAS BUILDING THE SAME AIRCRAFT AS N601MX. THE PILOT HAD TAKEN THE PASSENGER FLYING SO HE COULD SEE HOW THAT TYPE OF AIRPLANE FLEW. THEY HAD FLOWN UP AT ALTITUDE FOR A WHILE LETTING THE PASSENGER SEE HOW THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED. THEY THEN RETURNED TO WDR. INITIALLY THE PASSENGER WAS FLYING AND HAD ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 31 INTENDING ONLY TO DO A LOW APPROACH DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THEY TURNED TO FINAL THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT. THE PILOT THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PASSENGER AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD FULL POWER TO DO A GO AROUND, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ARREST THE HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. AS THE PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB, HE INITIALLY HIT A LEAD IN LIGHT TO THE RUNWAY, THEN CAME ACROSS THE ROOF OF A SELF-STORAGE BUILDING AND FINALLY CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT OF THE SELF-STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED NEXT TO THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND JUST OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE OURSELVES BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.

## 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 ERA21LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA236), May 29, 2021: Maxson Phil Zodiac CH601XL (N601MX), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot’s inadequate supervision of the pilot rated passenger’s actions, which led to a high descent rate and collision with obstacles.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.