# Accident 20220604009669A: Webb John A Jr Od KITFOX MODEL 2, San Marcos, TX, June 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5557° N, 97.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5557&lon=-97.5178&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 39 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009669A

## Narrative

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

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 GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AT SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHYI) SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. THE VFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (KHYI)

NO INJURES REPORTED.

PILOT STATEMENT VERBATIM:

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF WIND CONDITIONS THAT WERE NOT FAVORABLE TO FLYING A VERY LIGHT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, I DECIDED TO FLY TO REFRESH MY TAILWHEEL PROFFECINCY. IT WAS A NICE DAY & 5-9 KNOT WINDS SO I WAS WITHIN MY PERSONAL LIMIT.

AFTER FLYING FOR 1.6 HOURS I TURNED FINAL FOR RUNWAY 8 @ KHYI. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, I EXPERIENCED A CLASSIC GROUND LOOP DUE TO GETTING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT@ TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND THE TIRES GRABBED THE ASPHALT  DUE TO THE HOT DAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST PARTIALLY ON THE RUNWAY PARTIALLY OFF. THE R WHEEL HAD BUCKLED UNDER THE PLANE, THE R WINGTIP DUG IN & TAILWHEEL SUSTAINED DAMAGE. NO OTHER ISSUES NO FIRE & NO FUEL LEAK. AFTER CLEARED BY THE SAT FSDO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR, FUEL DRAINED & WINGS FOLDED.

PILOT SIGNED 6-13-22

POST-ACCIDENT:

THE FAA CONDUCTED AN ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON JUNE 6, 2022. FAA IIC FOUND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT OUTER WING TIP, POSSIBLE INTERNAL RIB TWIST MID SPAN RIGHT WING AND RIGHT FLAPPERON DAMAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL SEPARATED (FRACTURED) AT THE SHOCK STRUT ATTACH POINT AND THE UPPER RIGHT LANDING GEAR FRAME ATTACH POINT FOUND CRACKED AT FUSELAGE . THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING REAR ATTACH PLATE  FRACTURED FROM THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE FORWARD TAILWHEEL SPRING ASSEMBLY ATTACH BOLT REMAINED INTACT BUT TWISTED THE FRAME . THE AFT LEFT PORTION OF FUSELAGE FRAME FORWARD OF THE ELEVATOR SHOWED VISIBLE TWISTING OF INTERNAL TUBE STRUCTURE INSIDE THE FABRIC COVERING.

## 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 CEN22LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA254), Jun 4, 2022: Kitfox Model 2 (N596JW), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N596JW (1)

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

- [Incident 20201225019549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201225019549I), Dec 25, 2020: Webb John A Jr Od KITFOX MODEL 2 (N596JW), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. 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…

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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