# Accident 20100324029929A: Hardie Jame KIT FOX XL, March 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2010, 10:15 local time
- Airport: Willows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5156° N, 122.2172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5156&lon=-122.2172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42JH-2012-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hardie James D KIT FOX XL (registry code 05624Z8, https://openairdocs.org/model/hardie-james-d-kit-fox-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARDIE JAME KIT FOX XL
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100324029929A

## Narrative

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

FLEW FROM PARADISE AIRPORT TO WILLOWS GLENN AIRPORT. DURING LANDING FLARED AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HE ADDED POWER TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AND ARREST THE SINK RATE. TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN WITH AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE THAT RESULTED IN ANOTHER BOUNCE. ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT ON THE RUNWAY IN A RIGHT HAND GROUND LOOP AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN THE GRASS AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR10CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA178), Mar 24, 2010: Hardie James D KIT FOX XL (N42JH), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a bounced landing and ground loop.

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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