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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Roberts Ala KITFOX II · Fairbanks, AK · September 10, 2010

Date
September 10, 2010 · 17:41 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Metro Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N598AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC10CA086
Reported as
Roberts Ala Kitfox II
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot approached high then flared high. Pilot stated he did not apply enough coordinated rudder to counteract the impending stall. Aircraft stalled, landed hard, bounced into the air then the pilot applied full power to go-around. Aircraft faultered then hit a stop sign at the mid-field point, ground looping then finally coming to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT APPROACHED HIGH THEN FLARED HIGH. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT APPLY ENOUGH COORDINATED RUDDER TO COUNTERACT THE IMPENDING STALL.AIRCRAFT STALLED, LANDED HARD, BOUNCED INTO THE AIR THEN THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT FAULTERED THEN HIT A STOP SIGN AT THE MID-FIELD POINT, GROUND LOOPING THEN FINALLY COMING TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.