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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kirbybilt XCALIBUR · Valdez, AK · July 19, 2016

Date
July 19, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place
Valdez, AK
Airport
Valdez, Pioneer Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N505XC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC16CA055
Reported as
Kirbybilt Xcalibur
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total186 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made an approach that was too low resulting in the landing gear striking a bank and the aircraft landing on its belly.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE AN APPROACH THAT WAS TOO LOW RESULTING IN THE LANDING GEAR STRIKING A BANK AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON ITS BELLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.