# Accident 20220121000799A: Wight Albert A KITFOX SPEEDSTER, Shelton, WA, January 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2022, 14:00 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1428° N, 123.0857° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1428&lon=-123.0857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wight Albert A KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 05625P5, https://openairdocs.org/model/wight-albert-a-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WIGHT ALBERT A KITFOX SPEEDSTER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,132 total, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220121000799A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 23. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DURING GROUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR22LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA082), Jan 21, 2022: Wight Albert A Kitfox Speedster (N139KF), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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