ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235276
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| Date: | Thursday 13 November 2014 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  SkyStar Kitfox Series 6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N524MB |
| MSN: | S60005-008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 235 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-240 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rutherfordton, NC (FQD) |
| Columbus, NC (56NC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot initially reported that, while landing his tailwheel-equipped, experimental, amateur-built airplane on the private 1,500-ft-long turf runway, he experienced a loss of directional control without any mechanical malfunctions. The airplane ground looped and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot later stated that the left main wheel axle had separated from the landing gear leg, which precipitated the loss of control. The airplane was not examined after the accident, and review of maintenance logbooks did not reveal any entries pertaining to work performed on the landing gear in the previous year. Because no further examination of the airplane was performed, the reason for the loss of directional control during landing could not be determined based on the available information.
Probable Cause: A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Apr-2020 17:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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