20240920020849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST · Cleburne, TX · September 20, 2024

Date
September 20, 2024 · 19:30 local
Place
Cleburne, TX
Airport
Hodges Air Fld
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16KR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA363
Reported as
Rudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,854 total90 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot performed a low level pass over the runway and lost lift, landing on a nearby fence. Pilot suffered significant injury. Passenger suffered minor injury.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMED A LOW LEVEL PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AND LOST LIFT, LANDING ON A NEARBY FENCE. PILOT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT INJURY. PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N16KR · 1

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