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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bins Tom KITFOX IV · Lafayette, LA · September 25, 2011

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Date: September 25, 2011 · 09:00 local
Place: Lafayette, LA
Airport: Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N211KF
Reported as: Bins Tom Kitfox IV
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N211KFRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2018 · Bins Tom KITFOX IVS/N 1496 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBins Tom KITFOX IV Engine 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.

On take off and climb out and at 400 feet the pilot heard a swish and pop noise from the engine. The pilot turned to teardrop back toward the runway with power on. The aircraft gradually lost power on decent and could not sucessfully return to the runway. The pilot attempted a landing with wheeled floats into a grassy field. The aircraft skidded and came to a stop nose over upside down.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT AND AT 400 FEET THE PILOT HEARD A SWISH AND POP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT TURNED TO TEARDROP BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY WITH POWER ON. THE AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY LOST POWER ON DECENT AND COULD NOT SUCESSFULLY RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITH WHEELED FLOATS INTO A GRASSY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND CAME TO A STOP NOSE OVER UPSIDE DOWN.

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