# Accident 20190208023669A: Kirk Brian KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER, Page, AZ, February 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2019, 11:15 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7358° N, 111.3956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7358&lon=-111.3956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995BW-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kirk Brian KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER (registry code 05615CQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/kirk-brian-kitfox-iv-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KIRK BRIAN KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190208023669A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A KIFOX IV, N995BW, IMPACTED A SMALL TREE AND TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LANDING ON A RURAL DIRT ROAD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGE, ARIZONA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.

THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CAL BLACK MEMORIAL AIRPORT (U96) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BUCKEYE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT (KBXK), BUCKEYE, AZ. INITIALLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED CARBUREATOR ICE THAT NECESSATATED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A RURAL DIRT ROAD.

DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW, FOR REASONS UNKOWN, THE PILOT RE-CANTED THE STORY OF EVENTS AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT EXPERIENCE CARBUREATOR ICE, BUT THAT HIS PASSENGER BECAME ILL IN TURBULENT AIR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRE-CAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING TO STRIKE A SMALL TREE AND FENCE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE WEATHER DATA AT PAGE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT (KPGA) PAGE, ARIZONA AT 10:53 (MST) INDICATED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 3 KNOTS WITH SKY CONDITIONS FAIR AND NO REPORTED PRECIPITATION.

## 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 GAA19CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA133), Feb 8, 2019: Denney Kitfox IV Speedster (N995BW), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during the landing flare, which resulted in the left wing striking a tree.

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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