# Incident 20220925020489I: Ritter Carl W ZENITH CH 701, Marion, IA, September 25, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2022, 10:00 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Airport: Marion Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0298° N, 91.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARION (C17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0298&lon=-91.5317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4058G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4058G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ritter Carl W ZENITH CH 701 (registry code 05615KR, https://openairdocs.org/model/ritter-carl-w-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RITTER CARL W ZENITH CH 701
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220925020489I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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