Grunska KITFOX IV N4956

Summary

On 2 May 2000 at about 15:20 local time, a Grunska KITFOX IV registered N4956 was involved in an accident near Neenah, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 May 2000 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

44.1599, -88.4698

Aircraft

Grunska KITFOX IV

Registration

N4956

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA130

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain driectional control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the tree that the airplane contacted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane contacted a tree while landing to the east on a private airstrip (2,000 foot x 80 foot wide grass field). He stated he 'landed short' and added power. He stated, '...we made the runway easily, but bounced once and headed into a tree.' The pilot reported the local winds were out of the east at 12 knots. Inspection of the accident site revealed the airplane traveled off the north side of the airstrip where it contacted a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.