Beyers KITFOX IV N90TY

Summary

On 16 August 2004 at about 02:00 local time, a Beyers KITFOX IV registered N90TY was involved in an accident near Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 2004 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Olmstead Sky Ranch Airport (ID25)

Coordinates

48.3481, -116.5536

Aircraft

Beyers KITFOX IV

Registration

N90TY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandpoint → Sandpoint

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA04CA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the rough grass runway, and the trees on the left side of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was landing the airplane on a grass airstrip when his left wheel impacted a hole, and the airplane deviated to the left. He applied full right rudder, but did not regain control of the airplane before it impacted trees. The right wing's leading edge spar was bent, the left main landing gear was folded back, the horizontal stabilizer was bent, and the empennage was wrinkled. The Sheriff reported that the pilot told him that he landed the airplane "too hard," and he lost control as it landed on the grassy runway. The Sheriff said that "the runway was safe from any hazards, and cleared of any debris." The owner of the runway did put some dirt in a hole the day after the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector that examined the runway said that it appeared to be a "good grass airstrip."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.