# Accident 20160820014629A: Mantell Allan T KITFOX 4-1200, Canandaigua, NY, August 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Canandaigua, NY
- Airport: Canandaigua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9089° N, 77.3253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9089&lon=-77.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51TM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MANTELL ALLAN T KITFOX 4-1200
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 540 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160820014629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA16LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA296), Aug 20, 2016: Mantell Allan T Kitfox 4 1200 (N51TM), Canandaigua, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right rudder pedal torque tube due to fatigue, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing. Also causal to the accident was the airplane owner/builder's failure…

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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