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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5 · East Haddam, CT · May 25, 2019

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Date
May 25, 2019 · 10:03 local
Place
East Haddam, CT
Airport
Goodspeed
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N235KP
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA287
Reported as
Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
844 total132 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N235KPRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5S/N 5110128KAirframe modelJihlavan Airplanes Sro KP5

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What happened

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

May 25, 2019, instructor pilot and student pilot were conducting training on soft field take-offs (grass strip). The first two take-offs were conducted by the instructor pilot with no issues. The third take off was attempted by the student pilot. The student pilot applied backpressure on the controls and applied power to the aircraft. The pilot reported that the aircraft appeared to be accelerating slower than normal. At approximately 40 knots, the tail contacted the ground, the right wing dipped, and the aircraft started to yaw to the right. Full left aileron and left pedal were applied to correct the aircraft with no effect. The aircraft settled on the ground with the right wing low in a right turn. The left main landing gear and the nose gear separated from the aircraft and the right main gear collapsed outward under the right side of the fuselage. The engine halted when the propeller struck the ground. The aircraft came to rest approximately 25 feet from where it contacted the ground. Both pilots were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

MAY 25, 2019, INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING ON SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFFS (GRASS STRIP). THE FIRST TWO TAKE-OFFS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WITH NO ISSUES. THE THIRD TAKE OFF WAS ATTEMPTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED BACKPRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE ACCELERATING SLOWER THAN NORMAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS, THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING DIPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. FULL LEFT AILERON AND LEFT PEDAL WERE APPLIED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING LOW IN A RIGHT TURN. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED OUTWARD UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE ENGINE HALTED WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM WHERE IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. BOTH PILOTS WERE UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEast Haddam, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 25, 2019 · Substantial damage