# NTSB CEN13CA268: Hook Zodiac CH-650, N914AR, Gainesville, MO, May 2, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 2, 2013, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Gainesville, MO - Coordinates: 36.672222, -92.484443 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6722&lon=-92.4844&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 23, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-MKC-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86852 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA268 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86852/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86852 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA268 ## Probable cause The pilot misjudged the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane hitting a tree. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation; cases with it: [Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=056280Q), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md?model=056280Q), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=056280Q), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); cases with it: [Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=056280Q), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that this was the first time he flew the accident airplane into his private airstrip. He said that the airspeed was too fast and he overshot the airstrip; the left wing hit a tree and the airplane came to rest inverted in a wooded area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported there was no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that the airspeed was too fast and he overshot the final approach as he was landing at his private airstrip. The left wing hit a tree and the airplane came to rest inverted in a wooded area. The pilot stated that he was moving the airplane from a friend’s private airstrip to his airstrip at the time of the accident. He had made several approaches to the airstrip, but had not landed this airplane on the airstrip before the accident. The pilot reported there was no mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N914AR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914AR-2022-03-29), registration cancelled 2022-03-29, S/N 65-7533, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Hook Zodiac CH-650 - Registry model: [Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650](https://openairdocs.org/model/hook-ronald-g-zodiac-ch-650) (registry code 056280Q) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-290-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d) (registry code 42089, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 65-7533 - Airframe hours: 2 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ronald G. Hook - Registered owner: Ronald G. Hook - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, January 10, 2013 - Departed: PVT, Doro, MO - Destination: PVT, Gainesville, MO - Airport: PVT, Pvt, runway 21, 715 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: minor; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 30, 2013; seat: left; flight hours: 14,366 total, 3 in this make and model, 14,185 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 5 knots - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken ## 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 20130502007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502007649A), May 2, 2013: Hook Ronald G ZODIAC CH-650, Gainesville, MO, Substantial damage. The aircraft was approaching to land at the owner's private runway in a wooded area, when it struck a tree to the left side of the landing strip and came to… ## Other investigations on N914AR (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 ERA20LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA050), Dec 8, 2019: Zenith Zodiac CH-650 (N914AR), Willow Springs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance practices on the fuel system causing fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 21, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86852. 630 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 606 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392767&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392820&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF 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. 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