# Accident 20240611007959A: Patrick Dufilho STOL CH 750, Bay City, TX, June 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2024, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Airport: Bay City Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9732° N, 95.8635° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9732&lon=-95.8635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Patrick Dufilho STOL CH 750 (registry code 05641IW, https://openairdocs.org/model/patrick-dufilho-stol-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PATRICK DUFILHO STOL CH 750
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 14 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240611007959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PERFORMING "TOUCH AND GOES" AT THE AIRPORT.  UPON THE FINAL LANDING, PILOT HAD FLAPS EXTENDED AND PULLED THE ENGINE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE IN AN ATTEMPT FOR A SLOWER SHORTER LANDING.  WHEN HE DID, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED ABRUPTLY, AND THE NOSE WHEEL DROPPED RAPIDLY, STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND DROVE THE NOSE BACK UP.  ONCE THE NOSE RETURNED TO THE SURFACE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING A PROP-STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING, BELLY SKIN AFT OF THE ENGINE BAY, AND LEFT-WING TIP LEADING EDGE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE PAVED RUNWAY, TURNED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES AND ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE.

## 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 CEN24LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA217), Jun 11, 2024: Zenith Stol CH 750 (N17SD), Caney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing,

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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