# Accident 20210901018589A: Segarra Lucas Jr ZENITH STOLL 701, Grantsburg, WI, September 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2021, 12:15 local time
- Place: Grantsburg, WI
- Airport: Grantsburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7742° N, 92.6805° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7742&lon=-92.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Segarra Lucas JR ZENITH STOLL 701 (registry code 05630KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/segarra-lucas-jr-zenith-stoll-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEGARRA LUCAS JR ZENITH STOLL 701
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 114 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210901018589A

## Narrative

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

2021-09-01 N705L, A ZENITH 701 FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING ON THE GRASS RWY 23 AT GRANTSBURG, WI. (KGTG)

PIC WAS HEADED OUT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE WINDS SUPPORTED LANDING ON RWY 12 PAVED RWY AND HE COMPLETED TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS ON THIS RWY. HE THEN BELIEVED LOOKING AT THE WIND SOCK THAT THE WINDS HAD SHIFTED MORE DIRECTLY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO EVEN WEST THINKING HE SAW ABOUT 260, SO HE DECIDED TO SWITCH TO RWY 23 GRASS. WINDS IN THE 20 NM RADIUS AT THE TIME FROM THREE OTHER AIRPORTS SUPPORTED 100-150 FOR WIND HEADING AROUND 5 KNOTS.  AS HE CAME IN TO AND HE TOUCHED DOWN, GRASS RWY WAS ROUGH SO HE TRIED TO PULL THE NOSE UP, BUT WHOLE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO GO BACK TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE, THEN THE NOSE DROPPED AND HE COULD NOT STOP IT WITH AFT STICK. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND NOSE LOW AND THEN IN ABOUT A 3 COUNT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE AND ALL THE WAY OVER ON ITS BACK. HE WAS EYES OPEN THROUGH THE WHOLE FLIP OVER AS IT SEEMED SLOWER THAN A FAST RAPID FLIP. HE SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL AND FUEL WHILE INVERTED HANGING IN THE STRAPS. HE WAS WEARING A SHOULDER HARNESS. HE EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN WALKED AROUND TO FIND CELL SERVICE AND CALL 911. THE PIC HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS EAR. WHEN ASKED WHAT LANDING SPEED WAS, PIC STATED HE COMES IN AT 40 MPH. WHEN ASKED WHAT HIS STALL SPEED IS, PIC DID NOT KNOW, TRIED TO FIND IT IN THE BOOKS, WHICH HE COULD NOT, SO HE GOT ON GOOGLE AND PROVIDED US WITH A SPEED OF 28MPH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDING PROP STRIKE, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, VISIBLE TWIST IN LEFT WING, TIP OF RUDDER CRUSHED, AFT FUSELAGE CRUSHED AND RIPPED AT RUDDER MOUNT, RIGHT WING TIP CRUSHED, COCKPIT FLOOR BUCKLED, WING STRUTS BENT.

## 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 CEN21LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA398), Sep 1, 2021: Segarra Lucas JR Zenith Stoll 701 (N705L), Grantsburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and the nose landing gear collapsing.

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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