Haring Robert C ZENITH CH601XLB N107RW

Summary

On 10 April 2024 at about 18:15 local time, a Haring Robert C ZENITH CH601XLB registered N107RW was involved in an accident near East Amherst, New York, 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

10 April 2024 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

East Amherst, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Clarence Aerodrome (D51)

Coordinates

43.0677, -78.6918

Aircraft

Haring Robert C ZENITH CH601XLB

Registration

N107RW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Akron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA175

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his decision to continue the takeoff from the soft turf runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was departing from a wet, turf runway. The pilot reported that during the departure roll the airplane began to veer to the right and was not travelling fast enough when he attempted to takeoff. The airplane’s nose gear settled back onto the runway, it then sank into the soft turf, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane came to rest inverted and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot further reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot also stated that he should have aborted the takeoff, but “thought he could power through the drifting and get the aircraft off the ground.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.