ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248324
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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 2021 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 HD Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2614 |
| MSN: | 6-8820 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 62 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buchan Airport (X36), Englewood, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Englewood, FL |
| Englewood, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was approaching the runway for landing and said that the airplane suddenly encountered a high sink rate due to 'wind shear.' The pilot tried to add engine power to compensate, but the airplane landed on the main landing gear and bounced. Once the airplane settled back onto the turf runway, the nosewheel struck a hole in the ground, which he believed was a gopher tortoise burrow. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the underside of the airplane's fuselage was substantially damaged. A weather reporting station at an airport 6 nautical miles from the accident location reported that a right quartering headwind at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots, existed about the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. The rough terrain of the runway also contributed to the outcome.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA145
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N2614
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2021 00:06 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Feb-2021 07:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Mar-2021 14:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2022 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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