- Date
- November 7, 2005, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Watkins, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N258HBKucklick Hiperbipe
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20051107028379A
- Case key
- 62794
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing resulting in a impact with a runway light and ground loop.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right of the runway, impacted a runway light, ground looped, and came to rest off the runway surface. Examination of the airplane revealed the left main landing gear strut was separated from the fuselage. The pilot stated he was not paying enough attention to flying the aircraft when the loss of control occurred.
Factual narrative
During landing roll, the airplane veered to the right of the runway, impacted a runway light, ground looped, and came to rest off the runway surface. Examination of the airplane revealed the left main landing gear strut was separated from the fuselage. No injuries were sustained to the two occupants.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N258HB
- Reported as
- Kucklick Hiperbipe
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 258
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael A. Conry
- Departed
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Destination
- FTG · Watkins, CO
- Airport
- FTG · Front Range, runway 8
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 125 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N258HB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.