# Accident 20171123024679A: Buehlmann Peter KITFOX MODEL 4-1200, Overgaard, AZ, November 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Overgaard, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3994° N, 110.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3994&lon=-110.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buehlmann Peter KITFOX MODEL 4-1200 (registry code 056077A, https://openairdocs.org/model/buehlmann-peter-kitfox-model-4-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUEHLMANN PETER KITFOX MODEL 4-1200
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,767 total, 930 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171123024679A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY HOWEVER AFTER INITIAL TOUCH DOWN ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HE OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT STEERED TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED A GROUND LOOP.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE GRASS SECTION BETWEEN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT THE PAVEMENT STEP OFF THE TAXIWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 GAA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA056), Nov 23, 2017: Buehlmann Peter Kitfox Model 4 1200 (N234PB), Overgaard, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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