# Incident 20220817014659I: Butner V L/Butner M D ZENITH 801, Owosso, MI, August 17, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Owosso, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Butner V L/Butner M D ZENITH 801 (registry code 05608F0, https://openairdocs.org/model/butner-v-l-butner-m-d-zenith-801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUTNER V L/BUTNER M D ZENITH 801
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220817014659I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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