# Accident 20151212022879A: Kelm David KITFOX 7, Tracy, CA, December 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2015, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: New Jerusalem Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6781° N, 121.3014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6781&lon=-121.3014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35KF-2020-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kelm David KITFOX 7 (registry code 059021R, https://openairdocs.org/model/kelm-david-kitfox-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KELM DAVID KITFOX 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 42 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151212022879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LVK FOR PATTERN WORK AT 1Q4. PILOT PERFORMED 3 TOUCH AND GO'S ON RWY 30. DURING LANDING PHASE OF 4TH TOUCH AND GO PILOT LOST OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A SIDEWAYS SKID ACROSS THE GRASS MEDIUM AND ADJACENT TAXIWAY COMING TO A STOP IN THE DIRT ON THE SW SIDE OF TAXIWAY. AT SOME POINT ALONG THIS SIDEWAY SKID, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PROPELLER. 1 POB, NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA085), Dec 12, 2015: Kelm David Kitfox 7 (N35KF), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing, runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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