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Aviation accident ERA22LA222

NONE · CHARLES R KYLE ZENITH STOL CH 701 · 2022-05-05 · Culpepper, VA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA22LA222
Event ID: 20220511105068
Type: Accident
Date: 2022-05-05
Location: Culpepper, VA, USA
Coordinates: 38.525472, -77.859639

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: CHARLES R KYLE
Model: ZENITH STOL CH 701
Registration: N701VX
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown