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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mccarty Donald L KITFOX SUPER SPORT · Hemet, CA · July 9, 2013

Date
July 9, 2013 · 06:40 local
Place
Hemet, CA
Airport
Hemet-Ryan
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28MX
Reported as
Mccarty Donald L Kitfox Super Sport
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
994 total173 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N28X, a Kitfox Super Sport, was damaged executing a short field landing at Hemet airport. The PIC flared his aircraft for landing at an estimated 20-30 ft AGL. The aircraft's right wheel came off upon touchdown. The nose gear subsequently collapsed causing the propeller to strike the runway. No injuries to the PIC.

As the FAA filed it

N28X, A KITFOX SUPER SPORT, WAS DAMAGED EXECUTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT HEMET AIRPORT. THE PIC FLARED HIS AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AT AN ESTIMATED 20-30 FT AGL. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PIC.