Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 N555HT

Summary

On 15 July 2018 at about 14:30 local time, a Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 registered N555HT was involved in an accident near Lowville, New York, 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

15 July 2018 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lowville, New York, United States

Coordinates

43.7669, -75.6003

Aircraft

Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7

Registration

N555HT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Utica/Frankfort → Lowville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA423

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed during the approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, about 5 ft off the ground, the left wing raised, and the right wing impacted the ground. Subsequently, the airplane twisted right and landed sideways on the left main landing gear. The pilot further reported in a telephone conversation that, during the landing, the airplane got slow, there was a breeze from the left, and the airplane did not respond after he applied correction for lateral control. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the elevator. The pilot recommended that he should have had more speed or performed a go-around. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.