# NTSB CHI06CA217: Veltman CH701, N702BW, Owosso, MI, August 6, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 6, 2006, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Owosso, MI - Coordinates: 42.999443, -84.142501 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9994&lon=-84.1425&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 64334 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA217 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64334/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA217 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition. Factors included the tailwind and the power lines. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor) ## Analysis The amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a cornfield after an aborted landing. The pilot reported that he had finished conducting a set of flight program tests for the experimental airplane he had built. He was flying the tests over a 1,000-foot grass airstrip and when he finished the tests, he proceeded to land on the grass runway. He reported that he was high on final and when the airplane touched the ground, he realized that he did not have enough runway remaining to stop so he aborted the landing and applied power for takeoff. There were power lines at the departure end of the runway and the airplane was not going to clear them. He turned left but there was another set of power lines that the airplane was not going to clear. The pilot slipped the airplane and attempted a forced landing to a cornfield. The left wing impacted the ground and the propeller disintegrated. The pilot reported that the winds had changed since he had departed on the flight, and there was a tailwind when he attempted the landing. The airstrip did not have a windsock. ## Factual narrative The amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a cornfield after an aborted landing. The pilot reported that he had finished conducting a set of flight program tests for the experimental airplane he had built. He was flying the tests over a 1,000-foot grass airstrip and when he finished the tests, he proceeded to land on the grass runway. He reported that he was high on final and when the airplane touched the ground, he realized that he did not have enough runway remaining to stop so he aborted the landing and applied power for takeoff. There were power lines at the departure end of the runway and the airplane was not going to clear them. He turned left but another there was another set of power lines that the airplane was not going to clear. The pilot slipped the airplane and attempted a forced landing to a cornfield. The left wing impacted the ground and the propeller disintegrated. The pilot reported that the winds had changed since he had departed on the flight, and there was a tailwind when he attempted the landing. The airstrip did not have a windsock. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N702BW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702BW-2007-11-30), registration cancelled 2007-11-30, S/N 4442, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Veltman CH701 - Registry model: [Veltman Robert B CH701](https://openairdocs.org/model/veltman-robert-b-ch701) (registry code 05620S5) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 4442 - Engines: Jabiru 2200A 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert Veltman - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: RNP, Owosso, MI - Destination: Owosso, MI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 197 total, 7 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20060806023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060806023079A), Aug 6, 2006: Amtr CH701, Owasso, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft attempted landing on a short grass field. The landing was aborted and the pilot attempted to "go-around." On climb out, the aircraft failed to… ## Other investigations on N702BW (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 CHI08CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA008), Oct 25, 2007: Veltman, Robert CH701 (N702BW), Owosso, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertantly turned the fuel selector to the off position and failed to maintain aircraft control during the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor associated with the accident was the… 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.