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FAA accident report · Jihlav KP5 · Norfolk, NE · May 11, 2008

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Date
May 11, 2008 · 15:30 local
Place
Norfolk, NE
Airport
Karl Stefan Memorial
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79KP
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW08CA138
Reported as
Jihlav KP5
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
475 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N79KPRegistered now · Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5S/N 5125142 MAirframe modelJihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) A79KP landed on runway 19 at Karl Stefan Memorial Airport, Norfolk, NE. The pilot stated that he made a steep approach to the runway, and started to flare at five feet. He realized he was slow. The wing dipped and he added power, then pulled the throttle to idle and held the stick back for the landing. The aircraft landed, the nose gear broke, the wing tip hit the runway, and the aircraft skidded to the right edge of the runway. There wre no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A79KP LANDED ON RUNWAY 19 AT KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NORFOLK, NE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A STEEP APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, AND STARTED TO FLARE AT FIVE FEET. HE REALIZED HE WAS SLOW. THE WING DIPPED AND HE ADDED POWER, THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND HELD THE STICK BACK FOR THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE, THE WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WRE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW08CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorfolk, NEA hard landing as a result of the pilot's improper flare. A contributing factor was the prevailing wind.May 11, 2008 · Substantial damage