# Accident 20090509006329A: Jihlav KP5ASA, Crete, NE, May 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2009, 19:04 local time
- Place: Crete, NE
- Airport: Crete Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6172° N, 96.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6172&lon=-96.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21KP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21KP-2010-04-15) (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: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JIHLAV KP5ASA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 46 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509006329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1910 LOCAL TIME, THE LIGHT SPORT PILOT AND THE LONE PASSENGER WERE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 35 AT CEK.  WIND DIRECTION WAS 280 AT 6 KNOTS: VISIBILITY 10SM WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AT 3011.  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AICRAFT STARTED MOVING LEFT CENTER WITH THE PILOT COUNTERING WITH RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER.  AT APPROXIMATELY 519 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF 35 THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WITH A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 320.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE LEFT WING TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE VASI.  APPROXIMATLEY 34 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE TERRAIN CAUSING IT TO BUCKLE UNDER THE AIRFRAME SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 175 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST WITH A HEADING OF 145 DEGREES MAGNETIC.  ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE FOLDED TO THE LEFT BUT STILL ATTACHED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED CONSISTING OF; ALL THREE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER; LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON; RIGHT WING AND AILERON; RIGHT ELEVATOR; RUDDER; AFT FUSELAGE; FORWARD FUSELAGE; PROPELLERS; CANOPY AND FIREWALL.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE LONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN09CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA289), May 10, 2009: Jihlavan KP (N21KP), Crete, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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