20180527006019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eldridge George SKYSTAR KITFOX SER 7 · Weippe, ID · May 27, 2018

Date
May 27, 2018 · 10:40 local
Place
Weippe, ID
Airport
Moriarity Airstrip
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N103GE
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA301
Reported as
Eldridge George Skystar Kitfox SER 7
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail wheel caught boundary fence on approach to landing on pilot's home Airstrip. Aircraft landed and came to rest inverted. Damage was substantial.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT BOUNDARY FENCE ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON PILOT'S HOME AIRSTRIP.AIRCRAFT LANDED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

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