KALDOR GREGORY N ZENITH 701 near Eutaw Springs, SC — 2014-04-14
- Date
- 2014-04-14
- Location
- Eutaw Springs, SC, USA
- Aircraft
- KALDOR GREGORY N ZENITH 701
- Registration
- N851RC
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain following an inflight encounter with a wind gust, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.
NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was flying over a small airstrip near a campground when he experienced a severe gust of wind that made the airplane turn abruptly to the right. The pilot felt that the airplane was out of control and decided to make a precautionary landing in a plowed field. During the precautionary landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear, wings, and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 5 docket documents
Docket documents5
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1form
- Photo 1 – View of Buckled firewall (Photo Courtesy of FAA)photos
- Photo 2 – View of left side main wreckage (Photo Courtesy of FAA)photos
- Photo 3- View of nose gear buckled (Photo Courtesy of FAA)photos
- Photo 4: View of nose of airplane (Photo Courtesy of FAA)photos
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