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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dean David E KITFOX CLASSIC 4 · Grinnell, IA · July 27, 2013

Date
July 27, 2013 · 07:15 local
Place
Grinnell, IA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84SD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA449
Reported as
Dean David E Kitfox Classic 4
Reported engine
ROTEC R2800
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total45 in this make and model15 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.

The airman was landing at his home airport after a local area flight. After touchdown in the roll-out the aircraft ground looped and then turned over on its top while remaining on the runway. The airman exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS LANDING AT HIS HOME AIRPORT AFTER A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN THE ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THEN TURNED OVER ON ITS TOP WHILE REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.