# Accident 20080331835949A: Jihlav KP5, Marana, AZ, March 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4094° N, 111.2183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4094&lon=-111.2183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31KP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31KP-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP 5 ASA (registry code 0600014, https://openairdocs.org/model/jihlavan-airplanes-sro-kp-5-asa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIHLAV KP5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080331835949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2008, AROUND 1100 MST, N31KP, JIHLAVAN AIRPLANE KP-5, THE PILOT LANDED IN THE DESERT AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 30, MARANA AIRPORT, ARIZONA.  THE PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 SEA08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA101), Mar 31, 2008: Jihlavan KP 5 ASA (N31KP), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs) during an emergency landing after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate preflight inspection, and the…

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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