# Accident 20160719012909A: Kirbybilt Aircraft XCALIBUR, Valdez, AK, July 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez, Pioneer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1622° N, 146.5483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1622&lon=-146.5483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505XC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505XC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kirbybilt XCALIBUR (registry code 056261H, https://openairdocs.org/model/kirbybilt-xcalibur) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KIRBYBILT AIRCRAFT XCALIBUR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 186 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160719012909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC16CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA055), Jul 19, 2016: Kirbybilt Xcalibur (N505XC), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the airstrip, a landing gear collapse, and subsequent substantial damage to the…

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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