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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie CRUZER CH-750 · Benton, IL · October 26, 2021

Date: October 26, 2021 · 13:30 local
Place: Benton, IL
Airport: Benton Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N816ZH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA020
Reported as: Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie Cruzer CH-750
Reported engine: VIKING 130
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total

N816ZHRegistered now · Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie CRUZER CH-750S/N 75-10581 · Built 2018 Airframe modelHall Terrence / Hall Cathie CRUZER CH-750 Engine modelViking 130Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot attempted landing on runway 36 and flared to high. This flare resulted in the aircraft bouncing on landing with an excessive porpoise. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and it departed the runway into the grass.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AND FLARED TO HIGH. THIS FLARE RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING ON LANDING WITH AN EXCESSIVE PORPOISE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBenton, ILThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.Oct 26, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N816ZH · 1

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

Incident 20190401002329ILanding: Touchdown · Benton, ILOn 04/01/2019, at H96 Benton Municipal Airport, aircraft registration N816ZH, a zenith cruiser CH750 impacted the runway upon landing on rwy 18. The aircraft sustained minor damage. There was one occupant onboard and suffered no injuries. Weather at the time…Apr 1, 2019 · Minor damage