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FAA incident report · Butner V L/Butner M D ZENITH 801 · Owosso, MI · August 17, 2022

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Date
August 17, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place
Owosso, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N301AK
Reported as
Butner V L/Butner M D Zenith 801
Reported engine
Franklin 6A-350SER
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
256 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N301AKRegistered now · Butner V L/Butner M D ZENITH 801S/N 8-3948Airframe modelButner V L/Butner M D ZENITH 801Engine modelFranklin 6A-350SERReciprocating

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What happened

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

The flight was a combination demonstration/familiarization flight for a buyer. During the landing the aircraft had a slight a balloon just prior to the airspeed was decaying and the instructor suggested the pilot add power. Very shortly thereafter, the instructor suggested full power multiple times, with greater volume. At that point, the aircraft stalled, and abruptly pitched down from an altitude of approximately three to five feet. Upon touchdown, the nose gear collapsed resulting in prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS A COMBINATION DEMONSTRATION/FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT FOR A BUYER. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SLIGHT A BALLOON JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRSPEED WAS DECAYING AND THE INSTRUCTOR SUGGESTED THE PILOT ADD POWER. VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE INSTRUCTOR SUGGESTED FULL POWER MULTIPLE TIMES, WITH GREATER VOLUME. AT THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND ABRUPTLY PITCHED DOWN FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE FEET. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE.