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CEN24LA231

2024-06-19 · East Troy, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 57C

Current FAA registration · N355VT

Make / Model
ZENITH CH 750 CRUZER
Year of manufacture
2024 · 0 years old at event
Engine
ULPOWER UL350IS (130 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20240218
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3F94D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he and the pilot-rated passenger were practicing takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the fifth touch-and-go landing, a left quartering wind gust lifted the airplane’s tail and the airplane landed hard on the nose landing gear. The nose wheel separated, and the airplane came to rest on its nose in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident the airplane was landing on runway 26 with wind variable at 5 knots, gusting to about 12 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on equipment

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA231.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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