# Accident 20220913018359A: Mckenna Glen R ZENITH CH 701, Stanton, MN, September 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2022, 19:15 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Airport: Stanton Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4755° N, 93.0163° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4755&lon=-93.0163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107GM-2023-11-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckenna Glen R ZENITH CH 701 (registry code 05629S2, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenna-glen-r-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKENNA GLEN R ZENITH CH 701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220913018359A

## Narrative

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

09-13-2022 1845 CENTRAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCIDENT STANTON MN

THE PIC HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER’S PRIVATE RUNWAY IN CHESTER IOWA TO STANTON MN (KSYN) WHERE HE PLANNED TO BASE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A FRIEND TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR HIM BUT THE FRIEND CANCELED AND THE PIC DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT HIMSELF EVEN THOUGH HE HAD NOT FLOWN AN AIRCRAFT IN MANY YEARS AND DID NOT HAVE A FLIGHT REVIEW.  ON APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH TO RUNWAY 36 THE PIC SAW A PIPER CUB ON THE FIELD SO HE MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY TO MAKE SURE THE PILOT OF THE CUB SAW HIM. HE THEN WENT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE NOSE BACK DOWN.  AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 10-15 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE 10 PROPELLER STRIKES IN THE GRASS PRIOR TO NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 80 FEET NORTH OF THE POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, PROP STRIKE, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN22LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA418), Sep 13, 2022: Zenith CH701 (N107GM), Stanton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing 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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