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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 · Derby, KS · March 31, 2015

Date: March 31, 2015 · 17:34 local
Place: Derby, KS
Airport: Blue Sky Ranch And Aerodrome
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61453
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15CA201
Reported as: Fiebich Paul Dean Airbike RX40
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,012 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N61453Registered now · Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40S/N 0001 · Built 1998 Airframe modelFiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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On March 31st, 2015 at approximately 1734 local time, a private pilot exercising sport pilot privileges made a hard landing in an air bike RX40 at Blue Sky Ranch And Aerodrome (35KS) a grass airfield, in Derby Kansas.

The aircraft departed 35KS late afternoon for a pleasure flight. According to the airman the approach to landing was not smooth. When crosswind correction was added during touch down the aircraft hit the grass airfield hard enough to break off the left main wheel and flip the aircraft over.

The airman on board the aircraft at the time of this accident did not sustain any injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the airport at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 31ST, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1734 LOCAL TIME, A PRIVATE PILOT EXERCISING SPORT PILOT PRIVILEGES MADE A HARD LANDING IN AN AIR BIKE RX40 AT BLUE SKY RANCH AND AERODROME (35KS) A GRASS AIRFIELD, IN DERBY KANSAS.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 35KS LATE AFTERNOON FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NOT SMOOTH. WHEN CROSSWIND CORRECTION WAS ADDED DURING TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GRASS AIRFIELD HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK OFF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND FLIP THE AIRCRAFT OVER.

THE AIRMAN ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 CEN15CA201Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDerby, KSThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear.Mar 31, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N61453 · 1

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

Incident 20160612024289ILanding: Touchdown · Wichita, KSOn June 12, 2016 at approximately 1615 local time, a private pilot, exercising sport pilot privileges, was involved in an aircraft incident while landing an air bike RX40 series aircraft at the Colonel James Jabara Airport (kaao), in Wichita Kansas. The…Jun 12, 2016 · Minor damage