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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7 · September 7, 2013

Date: September 7, 2013 · 11:00 local
Airport: Mile Hi
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7075Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA401
Reported as: Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 865 total787 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

N7075ZRegistered now · Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7S/N S70211-017 Airframe modelScheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft touched down on the north end of the airstrip at the approach end landing uphill without sufficiently compensating for the uphill grade of the airstrip. Aircraft touched down in a level pitch attitude relative to the horizon but in a nose low pitch attitude relative to the grade of the airstrip, causing the nosewheel to contact the airstrip first. The nosegear collapsed, both propeller blades struck the ground, the nose of the aircraft struck the ground, and the aircraft nosed over, coming to rest on its top.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTH END OF THE AIRSTRIP AT THE APPROACH END LANDING UPHILL WITHOUT SUFFICIENTLY COMPENSATING FOR THE UPHILL GRADE OF THE AIRSTRIP. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A LEVEL PITCH ATTITUDE RELATIVE TO THE HORIZON BUT IN A NOSE LOW PITCH ATTITUDE RELATIVE TO THE GRADE OF THE AIRSTRIP, CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO CONTACT THE AIRSTRIP FIRST. THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED, BOTH PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR13CA401Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCascade, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a touchdown short of the runway.Sep 7, 2013 · Substantial damage