Denney KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER N995BW

Summary

On 8 February 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Denney KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER registered N995BW was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, United States. 2 people were 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

8 February 2019 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Page, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

36.7358, -111.3956

Aircraft

Denney KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER

Registration

N995BW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Halls Crossing → Buckeye

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA133

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during the landing flare, which resulted in the left wing striking a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while en route, he observed that his passenger was becoming ill, and he reached for the "sick bags," but he was unable to reach them due to his seat belt. He decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road. The pilot added that, during the landing flare, a wind gust "pushed the right wing up," the airplane drifted left, and the left wing struck a tree. The airplane rotated counterclockwise and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was from an unknown direction at 8 to 14 knots, gusting to 14 to 16 knots. An automated weather observation station located about 12 miles from the accident site reported that, about 7 minutes before the accident, the wind was variable at 3 knots. The pilot was landing the airplane to the south.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.