- Date
- June 1, 1994, 13:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56MDKopp Kitfox II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940601013369A
- Case key
- 41937
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate remedial action. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and unfavorable winds.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flaring for landing in variable wind conditions, the pilot of the Kitfox was unable to maintain directional control. His remedial action taken to regain control was not adequate to keep the aircraft from departing the runway. After departing the runway the aircraft flipped over.
Factual narrative
On June 1, 1994, approximately 1310 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Kopp Kitfox II, N56MD, flipped over during a landing at Bremerton National Airport, Bremerton, Washington. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, received minor injuries, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Sanderson Field, Shelton, Washington about 1250 PDT, was in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation.
The pilot said that he encountered a crosswind while landing, and was unable to maintain directional control. He added power in an attempt to recover, but the aircraft ground looped and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56MD
- Reported as
- Kopp Kitfox II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 737
- Airframe hours
- 25
- Engine
- Rotax 582LC, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kopp, Herschel S.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- SHN · Sanderson Field, WA
- Airport
- PWT · Bremerton National, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 75
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,049 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.