What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 24, 2021 on or about 1345 CST, an experimental airplane, Kitfox IV, N616JB, was on a practice run for a stol competition at Byrd'S backcountry Airstrip 51AR. It departed the second runway on the course, traveler (approximately 200 heading), and was making a low and slow left turn back to cross runway (approximately 350 heading). The aircraft got low and slow in the left turn and started to stall. The airmen pushed the nose forward in the attempt to maintain control prior to impact with the ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed the time. Pilot was the sole person on board, wearing a helmet and operating within the stol operating guidelines of the event. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 ON OR ABOUT 1345 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, KITFOX IV, N616JB, WAS ON A PRACTICE RUN FOR A STOL COMPETITION AT BYRD'S BACKCOUNTRY AIRSTRIP 51AR. IT DEPARTED THE SECOND RUNWAY ON THE COURSE, TRAVELER (APPROXIMATELY 200 HEADING), AND WAS MAKING A LOW AND SLOW LEFT TURN BACK TO CROSS RUNWAY (APPROXIMATELY 350 HEADING). THE AIRCRAFT GOT LOW AND SLOW IN THE LEFT TURN AND STARTED TO STALL. THE AIRMEN PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD IN THE ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THE TIME. PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, WEARING A HELMET AND OPERATING WITHIN THE STOL OPERATING GUIDELINES OF THE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.