# Accident 20070126001839A: Jihlav KP5, Moorpark, CA, January 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Moorpark, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2833° N, 118.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2833&lon=-118.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5 (registry code 060001I, https://openairdocs.org/model/jihlavan-airplanes-sro-kp5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIHLAV KP5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070126001839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 26, 2007, N215KP, A JIHLAVAN/KP5, OPERATING AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER EXECUTING THE FORCED LANDING, BASED UPON THE TRACKS LEFT IN THE SOIL BY THE LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 175 YARDS BEFORE ENDING ITS TRAVEL INTO A LARGE RAVINE. THE TRACKS LEFT BY THE LANDING GEAR WERE CLEARLY EVIDENT IN THE SOIL OF THE FIELD, AND THEY WERE STRAIGHT, AND SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF A CHANGE IN CONSISTENCY (DEPTH AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL) UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE DROP INTO THE RAVINE THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO ITS FINAL RESTING POINT IN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN APPROX. 20 FEET DEEP RAVINE, CRASHING FRONT-END INTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAVINE'S WALL. IT APPEARS THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUSED BY THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNEXPECTED DESCENT INTO THE FIELD'S RAVINE, AND NOT THE FORCED LANDING ITSELF. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, AND LOST ENGINE POWER. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR FUEL DEPRIVATION. NO MECHANICAL CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THE PILOT'S COMPETENCY IS IN QUESTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA075), Jan 26, 2007: Jihlavan KP-5 (N215KP), Moorpark, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of power for undetermined reasons.

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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