# NTSB ERA20CA147: Zenair CH 2000, N677NA, Ocala, FL, February 28, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 28, 2020, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC) - Place: Ocala, FL - Coordinates: 29.171943, -82.224166 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2242&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 27, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 101155 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20CA147 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101155/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101155 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA147 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0033001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=0033001), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=0033001), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=0033001), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=0033001), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=0033001), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane "bounced" and that "out of instinct," he pushed the yoke down to try and "get the plane down," which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing and the propeller striking the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The student pilot was conducting a solo cross-country flight. He reported that during landing, the airplane "bounced," and "out of instinct" he pushed the yoke down to try and "get the plane down" resulting in the collapse of the nosewheel and the propeller striking the runway.The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N677NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N677NA), registered now, S/N 20-1029, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Zenair CH 2000 - Registry model: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (registry code 0033001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20-1029 - Year built: 2004 - Airframe hours: 3347 - Engines: Lycoming O235-N2C 116 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Orlando Aviators Flying Club Inc - Registered owner: Midwest Airsales Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 23, 2020 - Departed: ORL, Orlando, FL - Destination: OCF, Ocala, FL - Airport: OCF, Ocala Intl-Jim Taylor Field, runway 36, 7,467 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 9 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.29 inHg - Observed at: OCF, 1 nm away ## 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 20200228000839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228000839A), Feb 28, 2020: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. As the plane landed it bounced. The pilot pushed the controls forward causing the plane to land on the nose. The plane started to porpoise, the prop then… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 29, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101155. 5.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 5.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40484992&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Pilot's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 126 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40484993&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA Inspector (item 3, .PDF, 82 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40484994&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Photos (item 4, .PDF, 162 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40484995&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-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. 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.