# Accident 20181013019899A: Gardner Collin L KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI, Monte Vista, CO, October 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Airport: Monte Vista Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5314° N, 106.0442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5314&lon=-106.0442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14GX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14GX-2020-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner Collin L KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI (registry code 0560503, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-collin-l-kitfox-ser-5-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARDNER COLLIN L KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181013019899A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL WHILE TAXIING. A WITNESS SAID THE ACCIDENT PILOT CARRIED TOO MUCH SPEED INTO THE FLARE, BOUNCED AND DRIFTED OFF THE 20 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY ALIGHTING IN A FIELD OF TUMBLEWEEDS. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK . ACCIDENT SCENE PHOTOS SUPPORT THE WITNESS' VERSION.  THERE ARE NO TAXI TRAILS THROUGH THE TUMBLEWEEDS, ONLY AN AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. ALSO, THE ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO A WING TIP. PHOTOS FROM THE RESPONDING DEPUTY AND FROM AN A&P MECHANIC SHOW SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA023), Oct 13, 2018: Skystar Kitfox SER 5 Safari (N14GX), Monte Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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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