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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5 · Weatherford, TX · July 25, 2012

Date: July 25, 2012 · 07:00 local
Place: Weatherford, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4454U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA482
Reported as: Nelson Miles SKY Star Kitfox S 5
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 196 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4454URegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5S/N S 9410-0057 · Built 2001 Airframe modelNelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings when the accident occurred. During the landing flare, the airplane drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot over corrected to the right before applying full power in an an attempt to go-around. The left main wheel contacted grass on the left side of the runway and the airplane ground looped to the right. The pilot reported the lower fuselage longerons were bent between the landing gear mount and wing strut attach point, the firewall was buckled, and the left main landing gear was bent.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE APPLYING FULL POWER IN AN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LOWER FUSELAGE LONGERONS WERE BENT BETWEEN THE LANDING GEAR MOUNT AND WING STRUT ATTACH POINT, THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN12CA482Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWeatherford, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in aborting the landing.Jul 25, 2012 · Substantial damage