# Accident 20120725021759A: Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5, Weatherford, TX, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 07:00 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7411° N, 97.6761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7411&lon=-97.6761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4454U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454U-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5 (registry code 05606R3, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-miles-sky-star-kitfox-s-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON MILES SKY STAR KITFOX S 5
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725021759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA482), Jul 25, 2012: Nelson Miles Sky Star Kitfox (N4454U), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in aborting the landing.

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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