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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV · Castle Rock Twp, MN · July 31, 2012

Date: July 31, 2012 · 14:00 local
Place: Castle Rock Twp, MN
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N396BK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA597
Reported as: Bordelon Bruce Kitfox IV
Reported engine: Amateur-built SUBARU E-81
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total40 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N396BKRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IVS/N C94100070 · Built 2003 Airframe modelBordelon Bruce KITFOX IV Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot attempted landing at his private field and felt that he was going to land long. He began a go-around and started a right hand turn as to avoid a low overflight of a restaurant off the departure end. During the right hand turn, the pilot stated that the aircraft began to vibrate and the rudder pedals caused yaw over-corrections to the left and right. Because he felt the aircraft had become unstable, he shut the engine down and made an emergency landing in a corn field. A post crash fire destroyed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT HIS PRIVATE FIELD AND FELT THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND LONG. HE BEGAN A GO-AROUND AND STARTED A RIGHT HAND TURN AS TO AVOID A LOW OVERFLIGHT OF A RESTAURANT OFF THE DEPARTURE END.DURING THE RIGHT HAND TURN, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE RUDDER PEDALS CAUSED YAW OVER-CORRECTIONS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT.BECAUSE HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BECOME UNSTABLE, HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 CEN12CA597Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCastlerock, MNPropeller system failure during a go-around maneuver resulting in a forced landing. Contributing to the severity of damage to the airplane was the postimpact fire.Jul 31, 2012 · Destroyed

Other reports on N396BK · 2

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

Accident 20100607036229ALanding: Approach · Stanton, MNThe owner/pilot repaired the aircraft from a previous accident. The first flight after the repairs were made the owner departed from his private home airport to Stanton, MN. He did two landings at Stanton and on the third approach to landing the propeller…Jun 7, 2010 · Substantial damage Accident 20090916049639ALanding: Touchdown · Dodge Center, MNThe pilot was piloting his Kitfox IV when when he landed 162 feet short of runway 04 at the Dodge Center Airport (ktob). During landing, the aircraft nose gear impacted the ground first followed by the propeller, breaking off the nose gear and two blades of…Sep 16, 2009 · Substantial damage