# Accident 20201013019529A: Seymour Timothy J KITFOX CLASSIC 4, New Carlisle, OH, October 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2020, 13:40 local time
- Place: New Carlisle, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9309° N, 84.0135° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9309&lon=-84.0135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seymour Timothy J KITFOX CLASSIC 4 (registry code 05620K7, https://openairdocs.org/model/seymour-timothy-j-kitfox-classic-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEYMOUR TIMOTHY J KITFOX CLASSIC 4
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201013019529A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:47 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (1747 ZULU), KIT FOX, N47KC FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE ANDY BARNHART MEMORIAL AIRPORT (3OH0), NEW CARLISE, OHIO. THE POST-CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.    VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 1656Z SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, OH WEATHER REPORTED WINDS VARIABLE AT FOUR KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CLEAR.

THE PILOT STATED HE DID A TWO WHEEL MAIN GEAR LANDING AND DID NOT USE THE BRAKES DURING THE ROLL OUT.  THE AIRCRAFT?S SPEED, LANDING AND ROLL OUT WERE GOOD.  HE HEARD A BANG WHEN THE PROPELLER HUB HIT THE GROUND DURING THE ROLL OUT.  PROPELLER STRIKES WERE OBSERVED ON THE GRASS RUNWAY BEFORE THE PROPELLER HUB IMPACT MARK.

THE AIRCRAFT OWNER HAD REPLACED THE MANUFACTURE?S LANDING GEAR BUNGEE SHOCK CORD WITH AN AFTER MARKET SPRING GEAR. THIS MOVED THE LANDING GEAR AXLE APPROXIMATELY 2.7 INCHES REARWARD FROM THE AXLE?S ORIGINAL POSITION.  THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING MADE WITH THE NEW LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION.

REVIEWED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CEN21LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA016), Oct 13, 2020: Kitfox Classic 4 (N47KC), New Carlisle, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during landing, which caused the airplane to nose over during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the main landing gear…

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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