Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 N555HT
18 October 2012 · Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 2012 at about 15:40 local time, a Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 registered N555HT, operated by Shannon Kevin J, was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Massachusetts, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM)
- Coordinates
- 41.9089, -70.7289
- Aircraft
- Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7
- Registration
- N555HT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shannon Kevin J
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plymouth → Plymouth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the final approach he increased the airplane’s airspeed from 65 to 70 mph to compensate for light windshear. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced twice, and the pilot increased engine power slightly to allow the airplane to settle on the main landing gear. After it settled, the nose landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging the firewall. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway. The pilot surmised that the second bounce must have separated the nose landing gear. A witness to the accident, who was a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, stated that the nose landing gear touched down first, followed by bounces with two or three more nosegear touchdowns, before the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest. The recorded wind at the airport about the time of the accident indicated a left crosswind at 8 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Daniels Alan L KITFOX accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2018 | Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 | Lowville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2012 | American Champion 8KCAB | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2012 | Cirrus SR22 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 2012 | Cessna 150G | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | TENLE Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2012 | Cessna 150H | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | John Rodick | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2012 | Piper PA-24-180 | Brewster, Massachusetts, United States | Robert Walker | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2012 | Cessna 560XL | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | NetJets Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |