# Accident 20141221023289A: Bauer Thomas G KITFOX III, Bumpass, VA, December 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2014, 14:24 local time
- Place: Bumpass, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9635° N, 77.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bumpass, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9635&lon=-77.7372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N573TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N573TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bauer Thomas G KITFOX III (registry code 05627EG, https://openairdocs.org/model/bauer-thomas-g-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAUER THOMAS G KITFOX III
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141221023289A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING IN GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGED BY IMPACT FORCES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N573TB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130217003129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217003129I), Feb 17, 2013: Bauer Thomas G KITFOX III (N573TB), Henderson, NV, Minor damage. During an attempted landing on runway 35R, N573TB lost control after touching down and ground looped. Consequently, the right main landing gear collapsed.…

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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