# Accident 20120731016169A: Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV, Castle Rock Twp, MN, July 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Castle Rock Twp, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5456° N, 93.1367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5456&lon=-93.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396BK-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV (registry code 05614I4, https://openairdocs.org/model/bordelon-bruce-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BORDELON BRUCE KITFOX IV
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR SUBARU E-81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA597) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120731016169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA597), Jul 31, 2012: Bordelon Bruce Kitfox IV (N396BK), Castlerock, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: Propeller 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.

## Other reports on N396BK (2)

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

- [Accident 20100607036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100607036229A), Jun 7, 2010: Skystar KITFOX IV (N396BK), Stanton, MN, Substantial damage. The 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…
- [Accident 20090916049639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090916049639A), Sep 16, 2009: Bordelon Br KITFOX IV (N396BK), Dodge Center, MN, Substantial damage. The 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…

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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