# Accident 20120819019219A: Kolb Aircraft Co MK-3, Onondaga, MI, August 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2012, 17:45 local time
- Place: Onondaga, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4450° N, 84.5625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4450&lon=-84.5625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SK-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kolb MK-3 (registry code 0590114, https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLB AIRCRAFT CO MK-3
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA565) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120819019219A

## Narrative

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

ON 19 AUGUST 2012 THE INDIVIDUAL TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT 6147 WILCOX RD. EATON RAPIDS, MI. 48827. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ANOTHER PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR 4544 BELLEVUE RD, ONONDAGA, MI. 49264. THE INDIVIDUAL LANDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE END OF THE STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STUMP AND NOSED OVER INTO A DITCH. NO INJURIES TO THE INDIVIDUAL WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN12LA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA565), Aug 19, 2012: Kolb MK-3 (N520SK), Onondaga, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in landing on a runway of inadequate length and subsequent runway excursion.

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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