# Accident 20240410003969A: Haring Robert C ZENITH CH601XLB, Clarence, NY, April 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2024, 14:15 local time
- Place: Clarence, NY
- Airport: Clarence Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0677° N, 78.6918° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0677&lon=-78.6918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haring Robert C ZENITH CH601XLB (registry code 05631OK, https://openairdocs.org/model/haring-robert-c-zenith-ch601xlb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARING ROBERT C ZENITH CH601XLB
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 252 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240410003969A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 10, 2024 AT ABOUT 1430 LOCAL TIME THIS AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10 AT D51. ABOUT ONE THIRD DOWN THE RUNWAY THERE WERE TIRE MARKS IN THE GRASS RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE LEADING TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT. THESE TRACKS CONTINUED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND AT ONE POINT THE NOSE WHEEL TRACK DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT 30 FEET. THE NOSE WHEEL TRACK CAME BACK AGAIN AND AFTER THAT THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTO MUD ALONG WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL TRACK. THE NOSE WHEEL WENT DEEP ENOUGH INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING SCARS THAT WENT FOR ABOUT 8 FEET, UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SPINNER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED ONTO IT’S BACK.

## 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 ERA24LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA175), Apr 10, 2024: Haring Robert C Zenith CH601XLB (N107RW), East Amherst, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his decision to continue the takeoff from the soft turf runway.

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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