# Accident 20170415006399A: Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA, Kingsland, GA, April 15, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 15, 2017, 11:00 local time - Place: Kingsland, GA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.7747° N, 81.7544° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7747&lon=-81.7544&mi=10 - Aircraft: N340TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340TP-2017-12-06) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA (registry code 0600024, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-eurofox-lsa) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ EUROFOX LSA - Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 45 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA157) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170415006399A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 15, 2017, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN STANDARD TIME IN CAMDEN COUNTY GEORGIA, N340TP 2006 AEROPRO CZ EUROFOX LIGHT SPORT EXPERIMENTAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK AND COME TO REST. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHO WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. DAY, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING THE PLANE IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION AND HAD TO CLEAR SOME TREES (APPROX. 50 FT) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE FIELD. AS HE CLEARED THE TREES HE ENTERED INTO A SLIP TO LOSE SOME ALTITUDE AND TO ALIGN WITH THE FIELD. HE STATED THAT THE PLANE DESCENDED VERY QUICKLY AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE SURFACE, IT DUG INTO SOME SOFT SAND CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO FOLD BACK, THEREBY CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE PLANE TO CONTACT THE SURFACE, SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPING THE PLANE ON ITS BACK. ON APRIL 19, 2017 AN FAA INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WAS DISPATCHED TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSING DURING LANDING. ONCE ON SCENE THE INVESTIGATOR IDENTIFIED MARKINGS ON THE GROUND STARTING WITH THE NOSE GEAR DIVOT FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL PROP STRIKES, AND THEN SCARING CAUSED BY THE COWL/SPINNER AS THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AT TOTAL DISTANCE OF 50 YARDS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS ALL PROP BLADES WERE DAMAGED, THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN OFF THE MOUNT AND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BENT. THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOLDED BACK WITH ITS MOUNTS BENT AND BROKEN. THE WING STRUTS WERE FOLDED AND THE VERTICAL FIN WAS CRUSHED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE OAKWELL R/C AIR FIELD IN KINGSLAND, GEORGIA DURING A MODEL AIRPLANE AIR SHOW. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISPLAYING AND DEMONSTRATING HIS AIRCRAFT DURING THE SHOW WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE LOCAL NEWS STATION WAS ON SCENE AND RECORDED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT ON FILM. A REVIEW OF THE VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THAT ON LANDING THE PILOT DESCENDED AT AN UNUSUAL HIGH DESCENT RATE AND STRUCK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO REVIEW VIDEO FOOTAGE. HTTP://WWW.NEWS4JAX.COM/SMALL-AIRPLANE-CRASHES-AT-MODEL-AIRSHOW?WORKFLOWASSETPREVIEW=TRUE&VERSION=1&TEMPLATEID=STORY ## 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 ERA17CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA157), Apr 15, 2017: Aeropro CZ Eurofox LSA (N340TP), Kingsland, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose-over. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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