# Incident 20241217020219I: Zenith CH 750, Marion, IL, December 17, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2024, 13:08 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Veterans Airport Of Southern I
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7550° N, 89.0111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VETERANS AIRPORT OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7550&lon=-89.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hyden William Perry CH 750 CRUZER (registry code 05638VL, https://openairdocs.org/model/hyden-william-perry-ch-750-cruzer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ulpower UL350IS (registry code 62000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-ul350is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH CH 750
- Reported engine: UL POWER 350IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 10 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241217020219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HIGH AND SLOW ON APPROACH AND LANDED HARD.

## Other reports on N217PH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200711004769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200711004769I), Jul 11, 2020: Hyden William Perry CH 750 CRUZER (N217PH), Marion, IL, Minor damage. On July 11, 2020 at around 0740 CST N217PH, a zenith CH-750 experimental amateur built aircraft, experienced a nose gear collapse on runway 02 at Veterans…

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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