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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Croft Robert C KITFOX SUPER SPORT · Afton, WY · September 2, 2017

Date
September 2, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place
Afton, WY
Airport
Afton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N429NC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA518
Reported as
Croft Robert C Kitfox Super Sport
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
290 total91 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 bounced on landing and elected to go around. He added go around power, however, the left wing stalled and contacted the ground. The left main gear and nose hit the ground at the same time with full power and the airplane cart-wheeled coming to a stop 180 degrees to the original direction of flight.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE ADDED GO AROUND POWER, HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE HIT THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME WITH FULL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE CART-WHEELED COMING TO A STOP 180 DEGREES TO THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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