# Incident 20201225019549I: Webb John A Jr Od KITFOX MODEL 2, San Marcos, TX, December 25, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2020, 16:10 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N596JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Webb John A JR OD KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 056161N, https://openairdocs.org/model/webb-john-a-jr-od-kitfox-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEBB JOHN A JR OD KITFOX MODEL 2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 146 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201225019549I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE RETURNING FROM A 45-MINUTE LEISURE/LOCAL FLIGHT AND WERE INSTRUCTED BY ATC AT SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HYI) TO REPORT A 2-MILE RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17. DURING THE DESCENT, THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD DIPPED BELOW THE INSTRUCTED ALTITUDE, SO AS THE PILOT BEGAN TO CORRECT AND CLIMB, THE ENGINE STOPPED AS DID THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT BEGAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START. THE PILOT PICKED A SUITABLE FIELD TO LAND AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED, BUT AS HE WAS SLOWING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TO COLLAPSE. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR PASSENGER INJURY WERE NOTED. UPON PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, THE LEFT TANK WAS AT THE SAME AMOUNT AS TAKEOFF AND THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. HOWEVER, BOTH TANKS AND HEADER TANK WERE SET TO ON.

## Other reports on N596JW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220604009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009669A), Jun 4, 2022: Webb John A Jr Od KITFOX MODEL 2 (N596JW), San Marcos, TX, Substantial damage. On June 4 , 2022 at 14:30 CDT, a Kitfox model 2, experimental aircraft suffered substantial damage after the pilot lost control during landing/touchdown and…

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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