# NTSB ERA13CA333: Millhouse D Scott Kitfox II, N269KF, Logan, WV, July 21, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 21, 2013, 12:48 local (16:48 UTC) - Place: Logan, WV - Coordinates: 37.850833, -81.902778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8508&lon=-81.9028&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report September 12, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87551 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13CA333 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87551/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87551 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA333 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05607TM), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=05607TM), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=05607TM), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05607TM), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05607TM), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the flight instructor (CFI), the student pilot completed one touch-and- go landing and proceeded around the pattern for a second landing. On the approach, the airplane was left of centerline and the CFI asked the student pilot to correct back to runway center line. The second landing was on centerline until touchdown. Upon touchdown the airplane veered to the right and the CFI directed the student pilot to not "fight" the airplane, and attempt to regain control. The CFI stated that the airplane was equipped with flight controls on the right side, but no rudder or brake pedals. The student pilot applied full power to the engine while heading to the right side of the runway. He attempted to takeoff before departing the right side of the runway; however; the airspeed was too slow to maintain flight. The airplane departed the runway on the right, collapsed the nose gear, and came to rest inverted in the grass. The student pilot stated that he should have used more rudder when lining up on the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed bending of the left wing struts, flaperons, vertical stabilizer, and buckling of the fuselage behind the main cabin area. The CFI did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The CFI reported the wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, to be light and variable with no gusts. ## Factual narrative According to the flight instructor (CFI), the student pilot completed one touch-and- go landing and proceeded around the pattern for a second landing. On the approach, the airplane was left of centerline and the CFI asked the student pilot to correct back to runway center line. The second landing was on centerline until touchdown. Upon touchdown the airplane veered to the right and the CFI directed the student pilot to not "fight" the airplane, and attempt to regain control. The CFI stated that the airplane was equipped with flight controls on the right side, but no rudder or brake pedals. The student pilot applied full power to the engine while heading to the right side of the runway. He attempted to takeoff before departing the right side of the runway; however; the airspeed was too slow to maintain flight. The airplane departed the runway on the right, collapsed the nose gear, and came to rest inverted in the grass. The student pilot stated that he should have used more rudder when lining up on the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed bending of the left wing struts, flaperons, vertical stabilizer, and buckling of the fuselage behind the main cabin area. The CFI did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The CFI reported the wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, to be light and variable with no gusts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N269KF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269KF), registered now, S/N 269, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MILLHOUSE D SCOTT KITFOX II - Registry model: [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/millhouse-d-scott-kitfox-ii) (registry code 05607TM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 269 - Airframe hours: 284 - Engines: Rotax 582 64 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 9, 2012, 7 hours before - Departed: 6L4, Logan, WV - Destination: 6L4, Logan, WV - Airport: 6L4, Logan County Airport, runway 24, 3,605 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 51; injuries: minor; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review February 8, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 32 total, 10 in this make and model - Flight instructor; age 58; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: powered-lift; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 27, 2011; seat: right; flight hours: 2,677 total, 10 in this make and model, 2,485 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: K22, 35 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130721013729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130721013729A), Jul 21, 2013: Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II, Logan, WV, Substantial damage. The student pilot was at the controls and receiving flight instruction and during the approach to runway 24 the aircraft was left of centerline of the runway.… ## Docket (8 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 29, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87551. 4.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399789&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Student Pilot Statement to FAA. (item 2, .PDF, 419 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399790&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Student%20Pilot%20Statement%20to%20FAA.-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records. (item 3, .PDF, 123 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40397347&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records.-Master.PDF - Excerpts from Maintenance Logs. (item 4, .PDF, 402 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399047&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Excerpts%20from%20Maintenance%20Logs.-Redacted.PDF - FAA to NTSB Brief. (item 5, .PDF, 116 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399430&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20to%20NTSB%20Brief.-Master.PDF - Brake Inspection. (item 6, .PDF, 41 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399431&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Brake%20Inspection.-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1: Picture of the damage to the fuselage. (item 7, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399028&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Picture%20of%20the%20damage%20to%20the%20fuselage.-Master.PDF - Photo 2: Skid marks on runway from both brakes. (item 8, .PDF, 432 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399285&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Skid%20marks%20on%20runway%20from%20both%20brakes.-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.