Denney KITFOX N4283V

Summary

On 18 January 2020 at about 15:30 local time, a Denney KITFOX registered N4283V was involved in an accident near Wauchula, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 January 2020 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wauchula, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Wauchula Muni (CHN)

Coordinates

27.5150, -81.8806

Aircraft

Denney KITFOX

Registration

N4283V

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

Palmetto → Wauchula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA083

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was conducting a crosswind landing. The airplane touched down, bounced slightly, settled, and it then veered off the right side of the runway onto grass, struck a light, flipped over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and the fuselage forward of the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that a gusting crosswind existed during the touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.