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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skystar KITFOX IV · Stanton, MN · June 7, 2010

Date: June 7, 2010 · 10:00 local
Place: Stanton, MN
Airport: Stanton
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N396BK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA304
Reported as: Skystar Kitfox IV
Reported engine: Nsi Aero Subaru EA B1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 107 total44 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N396BKRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IVS/N C94100070 · Built 2003 Airframe modelBordelon Bruce KITFOX IV Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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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 to Stanton, MN. He did two landings at Stanton and on the third approach to landing the propeller went to low pitch and the aircraft lost forward thrust. The pilot added full power but had no forward thrust resulting in an unplanned landing short of the runway. The aircraft flipped over resulting in damage to the propeller, fuselage, and tail. How the propeller was in low pitch is unknown. The pilot believes he may have inadvertently set it by pushing the wrong button but is not sure. The push to talk button and propeller pitch buttons are located in close proximity to each other on the control stick.

As the FAA filed it

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 TO STANTON, MN. HE DID TWO LANDINGS AT STANTON AND ON THE THIRD APPROACH TO LANDING THE PROPELLER WENT TO LOW PITCH AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST FORWARD THRUST. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER BUT HAD NO FORWARD THRUST RESULTING IN AN UNPLANNED LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL. HOW THE PROPELLER WAS IN LOW PITCH IS UNKNOWN. THE PILOT BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY SET IT BY PUSHING THE WRONG BUTTON BUT IS NOT SURE. THE PUSH TO TALK BUTTON AND PROPELLER PITCH BUTTONS ARE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER ON THE CONTROL STICK.

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 CEN10CA304Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStanton, MNThe pilot’s inadvertent propeller blade pitch change and subsequent loss of forward thrust.Jun 7, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N396BK · 2

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

Accident 20120731016169ACastle Rock Twp, MNPilot 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 overflight of a restaurant off the departure end. During the right hand turn, the pilot stated that the…Jul 31, 2012 · Destroyed Accident 20090916049639ALanding: Touchdown · Dodge Center, MNThe 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…Sep 16, 2009 · Substantial damage