Hook ZODIAC CH-650 N914AR

Summary

On 2 May 2013 at about 16:30 local time, a Hook ZODIAC CH-650 registered N914AR, operated by Ronald G. Hook, was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 May 2013 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesville, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt (PVT)

Coordinates

36.6722, -92.4844

Aircraft

Hook ZODIAC CH-650

Registration

N914AR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald G. Hook

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doro → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA268

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot misjudged the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane hitting a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that this was the first time he flew the accident airplane into his private airstrip. He said that the airspeed was too fast and he overshot the airstrip; the left wing hit a tree and the airplane came to rest inverted in a wooded area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported there was no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.