# Accident 20130907017839A: Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7, September 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Airport: Mile Hi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1514° N, 114.9922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1514&lon=-114.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7075Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7075Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7 (registry code 05615L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/scheel-stanley-k-kitfox-series-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEEL STANLEY K KITFOX-SERIES 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total, 787 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130907017839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA401), Sep 7, 2013: Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7 (N7075Z), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a touchdown short of the runway.

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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