# Incident 20240518016179I: Thomas David KITFOX III, Logan, UT, May 18, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2024, 12:50 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7401° N, 111.8438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7401&lon=-111.8438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N833DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas David KITFOX III (registry code 056169E, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-david-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: HKS 700T (registry code 33778, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS DAVID KITFOX III
- Reported engine: HKS 700T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240518016179I

## Narrative

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

FAA RESPONDED TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT. BY THE TIME THE FAA IIC ARRIVED AT THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LOCKED AWAY INSIDE HANGAR C2 AT THE LOGAN AIRPORT. THE ASSISTANT AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES. THE PILOT MADE 2 LAPS IN THE PATTERN BEFORE LANDING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HE HEARD THE TIRE SKID AND THEN WITTNESSED THE AIRCRAFT FLIP FORWARD ON IT'S NOSE. THE FBO MECHANIC STATED THE TIRE POPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS ON IT'S NOSE. HE ALSO GAVE ME NAMES OF PERSONNEL THAT ASSISTED THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT IN GETTING IT OFF THE RUNWAY. IN INTERVIEWING ALL THE NAMES THAT WERE GIVEN NONE COULD POSITIVEL IDENTIFY WHO THE PILOT WAS. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THE PILOT BY NAME ONLY. THE PHONE NUMBER THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GAVE FOR THE PILOT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AICRAFT REVEALED PROPELLER DAMAGE, LEFT LEADING EDGE WING TIP DAMAGE, RIGHT TRAILING EDGE WING TIP DAMAGE, THE LEFT SIDE TUNDRA TIRE WAS FLAT. I COULD NOT SEE EVIDENCE OF THE TIRE BEING BLOWN OUT.  ALL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT HAVE FAILED.

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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