ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223393
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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 2018 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  SkyStar Kitfox Series 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N555HT |
| MSN: | S60111-076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 898 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lowville, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Utica/Frankfort, NY (6B4) |
| Lowville, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during landing, about 5 ft off the ground, the left wing raised, and the right wing impacted the ground. Subsequently, the airplane twisted right and landed sideways on the left main landing gear.
The pilot further reported in a telephone conversation that, during the landing, the airplane got slow, there was a breeze from the left, and the airplane did not respond after he applied correction for lateral control.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the elevator.
The pilot recommended that he should have had more speed or performed a go-around.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed during the approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 2012 | N555HT | Shannon Kevin J | 0 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | |
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| Gear collapse | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2019 20:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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