Segarra Lucas Jr ZENITH STOLL 701 N705L

Summary

On 1 September 2021 at about 20:30 local time, a Segarra Lucas Jr ZENITH STOLL 701 registered N705L was involved in an accident near Grantsburg, Wisconsin, 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

1 September 2021 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Grantsburg Muni (GTG)

Coordinates

45.7742, -92.6805

Aircraft

Segarra Lucas Jr ZENITH STOLL 701

Registration

N705L

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA398

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and the nose landing gear collapsing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing with a slight quartering tail wind, the airplane touched down on the grass runway. The pilot reported that the runway was rougher than anticipated and attempted to lift the nose wheel for the remaining landing roll. The airplane became airborne, and the pilot pushed the control stick to a nose down position. The airplane bounced and then landed on the side of the nose wheel. The nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and aft fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.