# Accident 20150331005409A: Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40, Derby, KS, March 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2015, 17:34 local time
- Place: Derby, KS
- Airport: Blue Sky Ranch And Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5550° N, 97.3442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5550&lon=-97.3442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61453, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 (registry code 05605UE, https://openairdocs.org/model/fiebich-paul-dean-airbike-rx40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIEBICH PAUL DEAN AIRBIKE RX40
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,012 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150331005409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA201), Mar 31, 2015: Fiebich Paul Dean Airbike RX40 (N61453), Derby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear.

## Other reports on N61453 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160612024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612024289I), Jun 12, 2016: Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 (N61453), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. On June 12, 2016 at approximately 1615 local time, a private pilot, exercising sport pilot privileges, was involved in an aircraft incident while landing an…

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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