# Accident 20130416004539A: Wing Harold KITFOX MODEL 2, Blaine, MN, April 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2013, 13:40 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport(Janes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1447° N, 93.2100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1447&lon=-93.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389HW-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wing Harold KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 056163S, https://openairdocs.org/model/wing-harold-kitfox-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WING HAROLD KITFOX MODEL 2
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,460 total, 1 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130416004539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 27 AT 35-45 MPH.   AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TAIL WHEEL FIRST AND THEN BOUNCED ON TO THE MAINS AND THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT.  HE THEN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAUGHT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED FORWARD AND SHEARED THE PROPELLER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE OF 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 CEN13CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA230), Apr 16, 2013: Wing Harold Kitfox II (N389HW), Blaine, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown and subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in…

## Other reports on N389HW (1)

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

- [Accident 20100802042989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802042989A), Aug 2, 2010: Wing Harold KITFOX MODE (N389HW), Park Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that there was a drop in engine RPM and was unable to maintain altitude. The weather report at the time of this incident indicates there was a…

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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