Wight Albert A KITFOX SPEEDSTER N139KF
21 January 2022 · Shelton, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 2022 at about 22:00 local time, a Wight Albert A KITFOX SPEEDSTER registered N139KF, operated by Kroy Richardson, was involved in an accident near Shelton, Washington, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanderson Field (SHN)
- Coordinates
- 47.1428, -123.0857
- Aircraft
- Wight Albert A KITFOX SPEEDSTER
- Registration
- N139KF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1996
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kroy Richardson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shelton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR22LA082
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while landing his amateur built tailwheel equipped airplane, he experienced a ground loop to the left. Subsequently the right main wheel fell inside of a hole. The pilot stated the impact with the hole removed the right wheel causing structural damage to the right-side of the fuselage. 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.
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