Zenith ZODIAC CH 650 N149WF

Summary

On 16 May 2020 at about 14:45 local time, a Zenith ZODIAC CH 650 registered N149WF was involved in an accident near Carthage, North Carolina, 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.

Date

16 May 2020 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Carthage, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Gilliam - Mc Connell Airfield (BQ1)

Coordinates

35.3417, -79.4369

Aircraft

Zenith ZODIAC CH 650

Registration

N149WF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gold Hill → Carthage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA189

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing with a tail wind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that, while landing, a gust of tail wind pushed the airplane and he landed long. The airplane then exited the end of the runway and impacted vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An airport's automated weather observation station located 7 miles to the south-east, reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was variable at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.