# Accident 20211026018159A: Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie CRUZER CH-750, Benton, IL, October 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Benton, IL
- Airport: Benton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0085° N, 88.9344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0085&lon=-88.9344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816ZH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816ZH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie CRUZER CH-750 (registry code 056357Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-terrence-hall-cathie-cruzer-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 130 (registry code 63998, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALL TERRENCE / HALL CATHIE CRUZER CH-750
- Reported engine: VIKING 130
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211026018159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA020), Oct 26, 2021: Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie Cruzer CH-750 (N816ZH), Benton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.

## Other reports on N816ZH (1)

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

- [Incident 20190401002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190401002329I), Apr 1, 2019: Hall Terrence / Hall Cathie CRUZER CH-750 (N816ZH), Benton, IL, Minor damage. On 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…

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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