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FAA incident report · Hansche Bruce D KITFOX · Edgewood, NM · November 29, 2024

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Date
November 29, 2024 · 10:15 local
Place
Edgewood, NM
Airport
Sandia Airpark Estates East
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N138H
Reported as
Hansche Bruce D Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
960 total650 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N138HRegistered now · Hansche Bruce D KITFOXS/N 138 · Built 1991Airframe modelHansche Bruce D KITFOXEngine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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On the morning of November 29, 2024 at airport 1N1, a pilot holding a private pilot certificate, was performing taxi and flight tests of a Kitfox airplane certificated experimental amateur built. Testing was due to new tires being installed on the aircraft. Pilot built the aircraft which was originally certificated in may of 1991.

After performing both tail down and tail up taxi tests, a successful takeoff and 3 point landing was completed. After a second takeoff a wheel landing was attempted on 1N1 runway 27. After touchdown control of the aircraft was lost and it exited the runway to the north. The left landing gear collapsed causing damage to it, to the propeller, and left-wing tip. Pilot was not injured nor was there any structural damage to the aircraft.

Pilotprivacy data omitted aircraft builder stated that the previous original type tires were no longer available. The newly installed tires were about 1 inch larger in diameter than the original type and a bit wider. During the taxi tests the aircraft seemed a bit less stable but he felt it was controllable. Jrk

As the FAA filed it

ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 29, 2024 AT AIRPORT 1N1, A PILOT HOLDING A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, WAS PERFORMING TAXI AND FLIGHT TESTS OF A KITFOX AIRPLANE CERTIFICATED EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT. TESTING WAS DUE TO NEW TIRES BEING INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT BUILT THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY CERTIFICATED IN MAY OF 1991.

AFTER PERFORMING BOTH TAIL DOWN AND TAIL UP TAXI TESTS, A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF AND 3 POINT LANDING WAS COMPLETED. AFTER A SECOND TAKEOFF A WHEEL LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON 1N1 RUNWAY 27. AFTER TOUCHDOWN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AND IT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTH. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT, TO THE PROPELLER, AND LEFT-WING TIP. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED NOR WAS THERE ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT BUILDER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS ORIGINAL TYPE TIRES WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE NEWLY INSTALLED TIRES WERE ABOUT 1 INCH LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE ORIGINAL TYPE AND A BIT WIDER. DURING THE TAXI TESTS THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED A BIT LESS STABLE BUT HE FELT IT WAS CONTROLLABLE. JRK