# Accident 20090916049639A: Bordelon Br KITFOX IV, Dodge Center, MN, September 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2009, 18:45 local time
- Place: Dodge Center, MN
- Airport: Dodge Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0180° N, 92.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DODGE CENTER (TOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0180&lon=-92.8316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396BK-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV (registry code 05614I4, https://openairdocs.org/model/bordelon-bruce-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BORDELON BR KITFOX IV
- Reported engine: NSI AERO SUBARU EA-81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 631 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090916049639A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PILOTING HIS KITFOX IV WHEN WHEN HE LANDED 162 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 04 AT THE DODGE CENTER AIRPORT (KTOB).  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND TWO BLADES OF THE PROPELLER RESPECTIVELY.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE BROKEN NOSE STRUT TO THE RUNWAY WHERE THE TAIL PITCHED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N396BK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120731016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120731016169A), Jul 31, 2012: Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV (N396BK), Castle Rock Twp, MN, Destroyed. Pilot attempted landing at his private field and felt that he was going to land long. He began a go-around and started a right hand turn as to avoid a low…
- [Accident 20100607036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100607036229A), Jun 7, 2010: Skystar KITFOX IV (N396BK), Stanton, MN, Substantial damage. The owner/pilot repaired the aircraft from a previous accident. The first flight after the repairs were made the owner departed from his private home airport…

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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