# Accident 20220922015519A: Drumheller Kenneth G ZENITH CH 750, Cincinnati, OH, September 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2022, 08:10 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1033° N, 84.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1033&lon=-84.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2992W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2992W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Drumheller Kenneth G ZENITH CH 750 (registry code 05631J9, https://openairdocs.org/model/drumheller-kenneth-g-zenith-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRUMHELLER KENNETH G ZENITH CH 750
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220922015519A

## Narrative

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

CINCINNATI, OH (LUK):^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXP ZENITH 750, LUK-BMG, VFR, NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ON RWY 03R RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND FIREWALL.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE OFF ROLL , THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED SLUGGISH. WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE STICK THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLASPED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA22LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA428), Sep 22, 2022: Zenith CH 750 (N2992W), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane builder’s installation of incorrect hardware in the control yoke assembly, which resulted in a loss of control during takeoff.

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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