# Accident 20080511835599A: Jihlav KP5, Norfolk, NE, May 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9853° N, 97.4353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9853&lon=-97.4353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5 (registry code 060001I, https://openairdocs.org/model/jihlavan-airplanes-sro-kp5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIHLAV KP5
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511835599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW08CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA138), May 11, 2008: Jihlavan KP-5 (N79KP), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing as a result of the pilot's improper flare. A contributing factor was the prevailing wind.

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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