20200711011439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · New Kolb KOLB FLYER SS · Lutz, FL · July 11, 2020

Date: July 11, 2020 · 11:30 local
Place: Lutz, FL
Airport: Tampa North Aero Park
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N38KF
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20CA244
Reported as: New Kolb Kolb Flyer SS
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 816 total120 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

N38KFRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · New Kolb KOLB FLYER SSS/N FK-1561 · Built 2008 Airframe modelNew Kolb KOLB FLYER SS Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Tampa, FL (X39): N38KF, Kolb Flyer Ss, crashed on departure from runway 14/32. Aircraft landed nose down approximately 150 feet off the right side of the north end of the runway resulting in damage to the propeller , the wings, and the tail. The two occupants were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. POB: 2, 07/11/2020 1526Z

As the FAA filed it

TAMPA, FL (X39): N38KF, KOLB FLYER SS, CRASHED ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 14/32. AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER , THE WINGS, AND THE TAIL. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. POB: 2, 07/11/2020 1526Z

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA20CA244Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportLutz, FLThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following an unannounced transfer of flight control during takeoff.Jul 11, 2020 · Substantial damage