# Accident 20180527006019A: Eldridge George SKYSTAR KITFOX SER 7, Weippe, ID, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 10:40 local time
- Place: Weippe, ID
- Airport: Moriarity Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3458° N, 115.8878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3458&lon=-115.8878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eldridge George SKYSTAR KITFOX SER 7 (registry code 05614JE, https://openairdocs.org/model/eldridge-george-skystar-kitfox-ser-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELDRIDGE GEORGE SKYSTAR KITFOX SER 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527006019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA18CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA301), May 27, 2018: Eldridge George Skystar Kitfox SER 7 (N103GE), Weippe, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach altitude, which resulted in a collision with a fence.

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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