Zenair CH 2000 N9151Z
22 October 1995 · Saluda, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1995 at about 18:20 local time, a Zenair CH 2000 registered N9151Z, operated by Bonnie Legwin, was involved in an accident near Saluda, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saluda, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hummel Field (W75)
- Coordinates
- 37.5998, -76.5898
- Aircraft
- Zenair CH 2000
- Registration
- N9151Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bonnie Legwin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredericksburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO96LA013
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, HE PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH AND AN INTENTIONAL GO AROUND TO GET A FEEL FOR THE WINDS AND THE SHORT RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE LANDING CONDITIONS, AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRPLANE AND PUSHED IT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. HE REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RAISE THE FLAPS. HE STATED THAT THE WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE TOWARD A GROVE OF TREES, AND THAT HE PULLED THE YOKE BACK AND BANKED TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE TREES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE GROVE OF TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Zenair CH-2000 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1999 | Zenair CH 2000 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Creve Coeur Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Zenair CH 2000 | Tooele, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2012 | Zenair CH 2000 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2015 | Zenair CH 2000 | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2018 | Zenair CH 2000 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2018 | Zenair CH 2000 | Naples, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1995 | Kolb TWINSTAR | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1995 | Cessna 172D | Hague, Virginia, United States | Morgan T Moore | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1995 | Beechcraft 65 | West Point, Virginia, United States | Peninsula Sky Divers | Fatal | 11 |
| 9 Aug 1995 | North American SNJ-5 | Luray, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-22-150 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1995 | Insua L-21 | Petersburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |