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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ritter Carl W ZENITH CH 701 · Marion, IA · September 25, 2022

Date
September 25, 2022 · 10:00 local
Place
Marion, IA
Airport
Marion Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4058G
Reported as
Ritter Carl W Zenith CH 701
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Windy crosswind conditions, at unfamiliar airport, caused pilot to lose contol of aircraft and impact the ground hard damaging the nose gear and propeller. Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft, when control was possible.

As the FAA filed it

WINDY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, AT UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT, CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE CONTOL OF AIRCRAFT AND IMPACT THE GROUND HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN CONTROL WAS POSSIBLE.