# Accident 20130717017209A: Krips Jack E Jr KOLB MK III, Fowler, NY, July 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fowler, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2542° N, 75.4122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2542&lon=-75.4122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N175TS-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krips Jack E JR KOLB MK III (registry code 05606L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/krips-jack-e-jr-kolb-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRIPS JACK E JR KOLB MK III
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130717017209A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING TOWARD THE BEACH AT SYLVIA LAKE, REDUCED POWER ABRUPTLY, PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND BANKED LEFT, HIT THE WATER WITH THE LEFT WING AND LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO 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 ERA13LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA329), Jul 17, 2013: Krips Jack E JR Kolb MK III (N175TS), Fowler, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a nose-down collision with water.

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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