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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 · Plymouth, MA · October 18, 2012

Date: October 18, 2012 · 11:40 local
Place: Plymouth, MA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N555HT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13CA047
Reported as: Daniels Alan L Kitfox Series 7
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 268 total50 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N555HTRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7S/N S60111-076 Airframe modelDaniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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On October 18, 2012, N555HT a Kitfox series 7 aircraft originated a 14 CFR part 91 flight from Plymouth, MA (kpym). The flight was being piloted by privacy data omitted.the pilot was attempting to land on runway 24 when the aircraft porpoised multiple times. On the 4th porpoise the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop. There were no injuries during the accident but the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the firewall. This was the first flight alone for the pilot without a CFI in over 5 months. FAA inspectors on scene witnessed the accident occur. The witnessing inspector stated that it appeared that the aircraft was trying to land at a higher approach speed than usual for that type of aircraft. The aircraft touched down nose wheel first and bounced in the air returning to the runway nose wheel first. The oscillations continued a total of 4 times when the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 18, 2012, N555HT A KITFOX SERIES 7 AIRCRAFT ORIGINATED A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM PLYMOUTH, MA (KPYM). THE FLIGHT WAS BEING PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED MULTIPLE TIMES. ON THE 4TH PORPOISE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT ALONE FOR THE PILOT WITHOUT A CFI IN OVER 5 MONTHS. FAA INSPECTORS ON SCENE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT OCCUR. THE WITNESSING INSPECTOR STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRYING TO LAND AT A HIGHER APPROACH SPEED THAN USUAL FOR THAT TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND BOUNCED IN THE AIR RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE OSCILLATIONS CONTINUED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.

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 ERA13CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPlymouth, MAThe pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Oct 18, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N555HT · 1

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

Accident 20180715011259ALanding: Touchdown · Harrisburg, NY07/15/2018 Approximately 0900 am an experimental Kitfox aircraft N555HT while attempting to land at a field in Harrisburg, NY crash landed causing the aircraft to be destroyed. No reported injuries.Jul 15, 2018 · Destroyed