# NTSB CEN09CA259: Zenith CH-250, N931CE, Hollister, MO, April 20, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 20, 2009, 10:10 local (15:10 UTC) - Place: Hollister, MO - Coordinates: 36.623611, -93.223335 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6236&lon=-93.2233&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 14, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 73700 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA259 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73700/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA259 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05649AF), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=05649AF), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05649AF), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05649AF), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05649AF), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05649AF), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot seated in the left seat reported that he was the flying pilot when the accident occurred. He reported that he overcorrected during a crosswind landing. The airplane swerved to the left and right of centerline two times before veering off the right side of the runway. The airplane traveled down the slope covered with wet grass and impacted an elevated service road and culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage when the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. ## Factual narrative The pilot seated in the left seat reported that he was the flying pilot when the accident occurred. He reported that he overcorrected during a crosswind landing. The airplane swerved to the left and right of centerline two times before veering off the right side of the runway. The airplane traveled down a slope covered with wet grass and impacted an elevated service road and culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage when the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N931CE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N931CE), registered now, S/N 1502524CE (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ZENITH CH-250 - Registry model: [Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250](https://openairdocs.org/model/eubanks-charles-f-zenith-250) (registry code 05649AF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1502524CE - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Willam Maxey - Registered owner: John H. Linke - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: K81, Paola, MO - Destination: PLK, Hollister, MO - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: PLK, Clark-Taney County Airport, runway 29, 3,739 × 100 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 220 total, 7 in this make and model, 156 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Other flight crew; age 61; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review March 13, 2009; seat: right; flight hours: 12,000 total, 220 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 10 knots, gusting 12 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090420005489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420005489A), Apr 20, 2009: Eubank ZENITH250, Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft owner and pilot in command, [privacy data omitted], allowed [privacy data omitted], a private pilot, to fly the aircraft from the left seat… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.