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FAA incident report · Short Interest KITFOX SPEEDSTER · Butler, PA · May 28, 2011

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Date
May 28, 2011 · 17:21 local
Place
Butler, PA
Airport
Butler County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N735HL
Reported as
Short Interest Kitfox Speedster
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N735HLRegistered now · Short Interest KITFOX SPEEDSTERS/N HBS 051 · Built 1993Airframe modelShort Interest KITFOX SPEEDSTEREngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

05/28/2011 21:21Z Butler County/scholter field kbtp, N735HL an experimental-amateur built Kitfox Speedster aircraft, s/n hbs 051, departed the runway after experiencing a tire failure while landing. The tire became wedged in the wheel fairing causing loss of directional control. The aircraft departed the south side of runway 26 at approximately mid-point (2400' from threshold). During the runway departure and loss of control, the aircraft propeller and right main landing gear structure were damaged. Local law enforcement personnel were notified by 911 emergency system and arrived at kbtp while the privacy data omitted was pushing the aircraft to his private hanger with additional help. The pilot was the sole occupant and was not injured. There was no damage to airport facilities. Note: the daily report application 5/31/2011 incorrectly described the event. As it states; landed and ran off the end of the runway for unknown reasons. The actual description of events are as stated above.

As the FAA filed it

05/28/2011 21:21Z BUTLER COUNTY/SCHOLTER FIELD KBTP, N735HL AN EXPERIMENTAL-AMATEUR BUILT KITFOX SPEEDSTER AIRCRAFT, S/N HBS 051, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AFTER EXPERIENCING A TIRE FAILURE WHILE LANDING. THE TIRE BECAME WEDGED IN THE WHEEL FAIRING CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 26 AT APPROXIMATELY MID-POINT (2400' FROM THRESHOLD). DURING THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED BY 911 EMERGENCY SYSTEM AND ARRIVED AT KBTP WHILE THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS PRIVATE HANGER WITH ADDITIONAL HELP. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT FACILITIES. NOTE: THE DAILY REPORT APPLICATION 5/31/2011 INCORRECTLY DESCRIBED THE EVENT. AS IT STATES; LANDED AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE ACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS ARE AS STATED ABOVE.