# Accident 20190228010599A: Bell Jerry R KITFOX MDL CLASSICIV, Floodwood, MN, February 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2019, 13:35 local time
- Place: Floodwood, MN
- Airport: 6413 Dusek Rd, Grass/Snow Stri
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9769° N, 92.8300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9769&lon=-92.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111YT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111YT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Jerry R KITFOX MDL CLASSICIV (registry code 05621G2, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-jerry-r-kitfox-mdl-classiciv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL JERRY R KITFOX MDL CLASSICIV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 111 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190228010599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HIS ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW THAT MORNING.  HIS CFI STATED THAT HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH CROSSWIND LANDINGS TO THE PAVED RUNWAY THEY UTILIZED.  HIS HOMEFIELD IS A FARM FIELD THAT HE PLOWS APPROXIMATELY 40 FT X 1200 FT OF SNOW TO MAKE A STRIP, WITH APPROXIMATELY A 18/36 DIRECTION.  WITH THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST, THE PILOT WAS LANDING SOUTH COMING IN OVER TREES.  HE WAS ALSO USING ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE 1200 FT LENGTH.  THE EXTENDED FINAL FOR A RWY 18 HAD VERY TALL TREES, SO THE FINAL APPROACH WAS OFFSET ABOUT 30 DEGRESS, APPROXIMATELY A 210 HEADING.  THIS 210 HEADING REQUIRED A LEFT TURN ON SHORT FINAL, SO THE APPROACH WAS NOT STABLE.  THE WINDS WERE A RIGHT CROSSWIND, WHICH ADDED TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE LINEUP.  30 FT PRIOR TO THE TARGET ON THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN THEN RIGHT MAIN DUG INTO A SNOW DRIFT.  THE PILOTS TARGET WAS 2 FT FROM THE END OF THE USABLE PLOWED RUNWAY, SO HE WAS LOW AS HE CAME OVER THE SNOW DRIFTS.  AFTER THE MAIN GEAR DUG IN THE SNOW, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED 30 FT FROM INITIAL GROUND CONTACT AND THE ELT WENT OFF.  THE PILOT QUICKLY SHUTDOWN THE SWITCHES AND EGRESSED THE UPSIDE DOWN AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.  THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE FAA.

## 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 GAA19CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA154), Feb 28, 2019: Denney Kitfox MDL Classiciv (N111YT), Floodwood, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of lateral control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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