What happened
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On August 30, 2019, at approximately 0837 hours local, an experimental amateur built kenneth j Hall Kitfox model 532 aircraft departed the right side of runway 11 and flipped over after landing at Nampa Municipal Airport (man), Nampa, Idaho. The 14 CFR part 91 flight originated from caldwell industrial airpark (eul), caldwell, Idaho. The private pilot / PIC was uninjured. The passenger suffered minor injuries. The PIC stated the tailwheel developed a severe shimmy right at takeoff from caldwell industrial airpark. The PIC and witnesses stated the aircraft landed normally approximately 1000 feet down the runway at Nampa Municipal Airport and lost directional control immediately after the tailwheel touched down. The PIC stated the tailwheel suffered a severe shimmy and the aircraft was uncontrollable. The PIC stated he applied maximum braking to slow the aircraft. Tire marks and propeller blade strike marks on the runway paved surface prior to the aircraft departing the runway surface support the pilot's statement. The aircraft came to rest inverted off the right side, and approximately 1500 feet from the approach end, of runway 11. Visible damage to the lower aft fuselage tubing structure, bent lift struts on the right wing, wooden propeller blade splintering, lower cowl scraping, dented propeller spinner and impact damage to the vertical stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 30, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0837 HOURS LOCAL, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT KENNETH J HALL KITFOX MODEL 532 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11 AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING AT NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MAN), NAMPA, IDAHO. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (EUL), CALDWELL, IDAHO. THE PRIVATE PILOT / PIC WAS UNINJURED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PIC STATED THE TAILWHEEL DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHIMMY RIGHT AT TAKEOFF FROM CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK. THE PIC AND WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AT NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE PIC STATED THE TAILWHEEL SUFFERED A SEVERE SHIMMY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE PIC STATED HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. TIRE MARKS AND PROPELLER BLADE STRIKE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE SUPPORT THE PILOT'S STATEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE, AND APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END, OF RUNWAY 11. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE TUBING STRUCTURE, BENT LIFT STRUTS ON THE RIGHT WING, WOODEN PROPELLER BLADE SPLINTERING, LOWER COWL SCRAPING, DENTED PROPELLER SPINNER AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.
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