# Accident 20130721013729A: Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, Logan, WV, July 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2013, 08:48 local time
- Place: Logan, WV
- Airport: Logan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8508° N, 81.9028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8508&lon=-81.9028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II (registry code 05607TM, https://openairdocs.org/model/millhouse-d-scott-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLHOUSE D SCOTT KITFOX II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 1 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130721013729A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND AS IT WAS HEADING TOWARDS A RUNWAY LIGHT THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, JUMPED THE LIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASSY AREA, AND FLIPPED NOSE OVER AFTER COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NOTE: FSRO DIRECTED FSDO TO AMEND THIS REPORT REGARDING CORRECTIVE ACTION.

## 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 ERA13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA333), Jul 21, 2013: Millhouse D Scott Kitfox II (N269KF), Logan, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s…

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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