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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mantell Allan T Kitfox 4-1200 · Canandaigua, NY · August 20, 2016

Date
August 20, 2016 · 12:00 local
Place
Canandaigua, NY
Airport
Canandaigua
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51TM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA296
Reported as
Mantell Allan T Kitfox 4-1200
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
540 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Upon landing the right rudder pedal broke and induced an uncontrolled landing/ground loop. Structure damage to the fuselage, wings and tail section.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE AND INDUCED AN UNCONTROLLED LANDING/GROUND LOOP. STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS AND TAIL SECTION.

NTSB investigation

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