# Accident 20170921016709A: Thomas J Murray KITFOX SUPER SPORT, Old Forge, NY, September 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2017, 11:45 local time
- Place: Old Forge, NY
- Airport: Old Forge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7253° N, 74.9761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7253&lon=-74.9761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233TD-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas J Murray KITFOX SUPER SPORT (registry code 05633CU, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-j-murray-kitfox-super-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-233 series (registry code 42405, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-233-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS J MURRAY KITFOX SUPER SPORT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-233 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA554) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170921016709A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT FLYING N233TD A KITFOX LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP RUNWAY NUMBER 9 AT OLD FORGE PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT (NK26), AND WHILE ON TOUCHDOWN ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR AND BALLOON MAIN TIRES BOUNCED A FEW TIMES, DURING WHICH TIME THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE THE GRASS AND DIRT A FEW INCHES FOR ABOUT 30 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE IT DUG IN FURTHER AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, STRIKING THE PROP, LEFT WING TIP AND RESTED ON ITS WINGS AND TAIL. THE BROKEN WHEEL ASSEMBLY ENDED UP OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE BEYOND A PARALLEL VEHICULAR ROAD APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AWAY. THE PILOT AND THE ONLY PASSENGER, HIS WIFE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 GAA17CA554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA554), Sep 21, 2017: Thomas J Murray Kitfox Super Sport (N233TD), Old Forge, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the wheel assembly during landing due to the pilot’s use of improper retaining nuts when he installed the tundra tires.

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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