# Accident 20100802042989A: Wing Harold KITFOX MODE, Park Rapids, MN, August 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0575° N, 94.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0575&lon=-94.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389HW-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wing Harold KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 056163S, https://openairdocs.org/model/wing-harold-kitfox-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WING HAROLD KITFOX MODE
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802042989A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DROP IN ENGINE RPM AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE WEATHER REPORT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT INDICATES THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR CARBURETOR ICING. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPED, NOR IS IT REQUIRED TO BE, WITH CARBURETOR HEAT. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SMALL LAKE. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE LAKE THE PILOT STATED HE NEEDED TO MAKE AN ABRUPT LANDING BECAUSE OF THIS CONFINED SPACE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT EDGE OF THE RIGHT FLOAT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 CEN10CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA461), Aug 2, 2010: Wing Kitfox II (N389HW), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to adequately flare during the water landing.

## Other reports on N389HW (1)

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

- [Accident 20130416004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130416004539A), Apr 16, 2013: Wing Harold KITFOX MODEL 2 (N389HW), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he touched down near the end of runway 27 at 35-45 mph. Aircraft touched down tail wheel first and then bounced on to the mains and the…

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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