Mileski ZENAIR N701MW
24 May 2009 · New Hudson, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2009 at about 15:00 local time, a Mileski ZENAIR registered N701MW was involved in an accident near New Hudson, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Hudson, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland Southwest Airport (Y47)
- Coordinates
- 42.5031, -83.6236
- Aircraft
- Mileski ZENAIR
- Registration
- N701MW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Hudson → New Hudson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA319
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent failure of the nose landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor and student pilot were returning to the departure airport during an instructional flight. The accident occurred during the first landing attempt, which was piloted by the flight instructor. During the touchdown, the airplane experienced a hard landing, which damaged the nose wheel, and upon the second touchdown the airplane veered off the runway. The flight instructor was providing flight instruction without a current airman medical certificate, and did not have a current flight review.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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