# Accident 20110910021209A: Karibian Hurant THORP T-18, Panama City, FL, September 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2011, 13:40 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Sandy Creek Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1028° N, 85.4750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1028&lon=-85.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407HK-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Karibian Hurant THORP T-18 (registry code 89510R8, https://openairdocs.org/model/karibian-hurant-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KARIBIAN HURANT THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA487) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910021209A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 CDT, N407HK, A THORP T-18, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS IT WAS LANDING AT SANDY CREEK AIRPARK (75FL). THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HIT A DRAINAGE CULVERT APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN; THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN  APPROXIMATELY 104 FEET AFTER INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE DRAINAGE CULVERT. THE AIRPARK AT 75FL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION; IT APPEARS THAT THE GRASS RUNWAY IS BEING REPLACED WITH A PAVED RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND N407HK BETWEEN THE RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION AND THE EDGE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE DRAINAGE CULVERT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27, AND NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 27. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA11CA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA487), Sep 10, 2011: Karibian Hurant Thorp T-18 (N407HK), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a collision with a culvert.

## Other reports on N407HK (1)

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

- [Incident 19930209012809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930209012809I), Feb 9, 1993: Amtrth THORPT18 (N407HK), Ridgeland, SC, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Nosed over. Left gear wheel fairing support bracket broken.

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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