Quest KODIAK 100 N5799

Summary

On 19 January 2024 at about 22:13 local time, a Quest KODIAK 100 registered N5799 was involved in an accident near Lakeport, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 January 2024 at 22:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeport, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt

Coordinates

27.0000, -81.0000

Aircraft

Quest KODIAK 100

Registration

N5799

Category

Airplane

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

La Belle → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA093

1 person was seriously injured.

The improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent noseover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported, “upon touchdown, the plane jumped back up as I reduced power all the way back.” He said that the airplane bounced twice on the grass runway, resulting in the nose wheel separating from the airplane. Subsequently, the nose landing gear strut dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane’s fuselage, wings, and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.