Zenair ZENITH STOL CH 701 N8436S

Summary

On 24 February 2019 at about 20:00 local time, a Zenair ZENITH STOL CH 701 registered N8436S was involved in an accident near Springfield, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.

Date

24 February 2019 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Abraham Lincoln Capital (SPI)

Coordinates

39.8417, -89.6750

Aircraft

Zenair ZENITH STOL CH 701

Registration

N8436S

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Springfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA149

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper crosswind correction during taxi operations in gusting crosswind conditions.

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The pilot reported that, after landing, while taxiing in gusting wind conditions, the airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. He added that, a few minutes after the airplane was righted, it flipped over again. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation system reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 270° at 27 knots, gusting to 41 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.