# Accident 20110102000129A: Rardin Will KITFOX III, Carlisle, AR, January 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Carlisle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8047° N, 91.7072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8047&lon=-91.7072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N876KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rardin William I KITFOX III (registry code 05618EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/rardin-william-i-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RARDIN WILL KITFOX III
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110102000129A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 2, 2011, AT 1300 CST, A KITFOX, N876KF, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT CARLISLE AIRPORT, CARLISLE, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON JANUARY 2, 2011.

## 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 CEN11CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA143), Jan 2, 2011: Rardin William I Kitfox III (N876KF), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear strut due to a pre-existing crack in the weld joint.

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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