# Accident 20041115028359A: KOLBMKIIIEXT, London, KY, November 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2004, 12:40 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: Chesnut Knolls Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1511° N, 84.2575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Chesnut Knolls Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1511&lon=-84.2575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83NK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83NK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Labheart Norman KLB TW STR MK III EX (registry code 05617Z4, https://openairdocs.org/model/labheart-norman-klb-tw-str-mk-iii-ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLBMKIIIEXT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041115028359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, KOLB MARK III XTRA TWO PLACE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND JUST SHORT, SLIGHTLY BELOW, AND TO LEFT OF 260 DEGREE GRASS RUNWAY AT CHESTNUT HILL AIRPARK, 3KY2, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PROP WAS INTACT AND APPEARED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE ON ANY OF THE BLADES, EVIDENCE INDICATES ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING UPON IMPACT. OCCUPANT IN LEFT SEAT WAS FATAL AND RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT IS CRITICALLY INJURED.              (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 11/15/2004 AT 12:40 LOCAL TIME AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, KOLB MARK III TWO PLACE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND JUST SHORT, SLIGHTLY BELOW, AND TO LEFT OF 260 DEG. GRASS RUNWAY AT CHESTNUT HILL AIRPARK, 3KY2, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. OCCUPANT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS FATAL AND RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT IS CRITICALLY INJURED. PROP WAS INTACT AND APPEARED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE ON ANY OF THE BLADES, EVIDENCE INDICATES ENGINE MAY NOT HAVE RUNNING UPON IMPACT. ENGINE TO BE REMOVED AND SENT TO ROTAX FOR EVALUATION PER NTSB INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE. FUEL FROM BOTH AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS TO BE TESTED FOR CONTAMINATION. AWAITING RESULTS OF TOXICOLOGICAL TEST RESULTS ON BOTH OCCUPANTS.                                                (-23 2ND AMENDMENT) AMENDED 02/01/2005: RESULTS FROM ROTAX ENGINE EVALUATION E-MAIL DATED 01/17/2005: "ENGINE RAN GREAT, MADE AS MUCH POWER ON TEST STAND AS BRAND NEW." ALL CHECKS REVEALED CONTAMINATED FUEL. RESULTS FROM NTSB TEST OF FUEL SAMPLES E-MAIL MEMO DATED 01/07/05. FUEL SAMPLES FROM LEFT AND RIGHT AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS CONTAINED VISIBLE CONTAMINATION AND PRESENCE OF WATER. FUEL SAMPLE FROM AIRPARK SUPPLY TANK WAS CLEAR AND SHOWED NO WATER. TOXICOLOGY TEST CAMI DATED 12/06/04 DETECTED PHENYTOIN IN THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BLOOD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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