Charles R Kyle ZENITH STOL CH 701 N701VX
5 May 2022 · Culpepper, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 2022 at about 13:25 local time, a Charles R Kyle ZENITH STOL CH 701 registered N701VX was involved in an accident near Culpepper, Virginia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culpepper, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR)
- Coordinates
- 38.5255, -77.8596
- Aircraft
- Charles R Kyle ZENITH STOL CH 701
- Registration
- N701VX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2022
- 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
- ERA22LA222
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he completed two landings uneventfully. During the third approach, the airplane was high, and the pilot attempted to recover the approach while maintaining an airspeed of 60 mph. The airplane developed a high sink rate and landed hard, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. During the landing, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded about 50 ft before coming to rest upright on the runway. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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