Denney KITFOX SPEEDSTER N580LD

Summary

On 26 May 2020 at about 15:15 local time, a Denney KITFOX SPEEDSTER registered N580LD was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, 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

26 May 2020 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU)

Coordinates

30.6789, -97.6800

Aircraft

Denney KITFOX SPEEDSTER

Registration

N580LD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Georgetown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot stated that during the personal flight he intended to stay in the airport traffic pattern and performed a touch-and-go landing. He said that he flew a normal approach with wing flaps halfway extended and 60 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). Over the runway numbers, the pilot slowed the airplane to 55 KIAS and began a landing flare. The pilot said he thought the three-point landing was good, but the airplane made a hard-left turn. The airplane departed the left side of the runway into soft turf. The right wing struck terrain and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported there was no mechanical malfunction/failure with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.