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FAA accident report · Amtr Kitfox · Cedar Park, TX · January 26, 2001

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Date
January 26, 2001 · 17:15 local
Place
Cedar Park, TX
Airport
Breakaway Park Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N704KF
Reported as
Amtr Kitfox
N704KFRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Neely B D KITFOX IVS/N 1574 · Built 1995Airframe modelNeely B D KITFOX IVEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Shortly after touchdown, the a/c began turning to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and the a/c suddenly flipped over the nose coming to rest inverted. The weather at the time of the accident was VFR with calm winds. The pilot stated that he had just returned home from work and was wearing heavy construction boots. He believes that the boots may have interfered with his ability to operate the rudder/brake pedals. The Kitfox rudder pedals are small and the floor space is confined. (.19) on January 27, 2001, at 1715 central standard time, a neely bd, Kitfox 4 homebuilt airplane, N704KF, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged following a nose over while landing on runway 33 at Breakaway Park Airport, Cedar Park, Texas. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Breakaway Park Airport about 20 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot was in the local traffic pattern performing touch and go landings when the accident occurred. He reported that, on the final land ing he "braked hard" and the airplane nosed over during rollout. He also reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE A/C BEGAN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND THE A/C SUDDENLY FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR WITH CALM WINDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM WORK AND WAS WEARING HEAVY CONSTRUCTION BOOTS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE BOOTS MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH HIS ABILITY TO OPERATE THE RUDDER/BRAKE PEDALS. THE KITFOX RUDDER PEDALS ARE SMALL AND THE FLOOR SPACE IS CONFINED. (.19) ON JANUARY 27, 2001, AT 1715 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A NEELY BD, KITFOX 4 HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N704KF, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A NOSE OVER WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT BREAKAWAY PARK AIRPORT, CEDAR PARK, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BREAKAWAY PARK AIRPORT ABOUT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE REPORTED THAT, ON THE FINAL LAND ING HE "BRAKED HARD" AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING ROLLOUT. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE.