Robert M Jones ZENITH CH 701 N669RJ
5 May 2015 · Palmer, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Robert M Jones ZENITH CH 701 registered N669RJ, operated by Jones Robert M, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.6144, -149.6653
- Aircraft
- Robert M Jones ZENITH CH 701
- Registration
- N669RJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jones Robert M
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Lake → Palmer
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC15CA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive descent rate and subsequent hard landing during the landing flare/touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The sport pilot reported that he was landing his float-equipped, experimental amateur-built airplane on a remote, smooth and glassy water lake. The pilot said that during the approach, just before touchdown, the airplane encountered a slight downdraft, and the airplane's right float struck the water, which pivoted it to the right. The left wing subsequently struck the water, and the airplane nosed over and sank. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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