ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288459
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| Date: | Monday 7 June 2010 |
| Time: | 09:05 LT |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 4 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N396BK |
| MSN: | C9400070 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru E-81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanton, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stanton, MN (KSYN) |
| Stanton, MN (KSYN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident occurred during the first flight since the experimental amateur-built airplane had been repaired from a previous accident. The pilot stated that after departure he performed two landings without incident. On the third landing attempt, the in-flight electrically adjustable propeller went into a low/flat pitch while the airplane was on an extended final approach. The pilot stated that the airplane lost forward thrust as result of the flat propeller blade pitch and that he landed short of the turf runway. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted; the fuselage and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. He stated that the flat propeller pitch may have been inadvertently set during flight when he mistakenly depressed the propeller pitch selector instead of the intended push-to-talk button. Both buttons were collocated on the control stick.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent propeller blade pitch change and subsequent loss of forward thrust.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10CA304
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 2009 | N396BK | Private | 0 | Dodge Center, Minnesota | |
sub |
| 31 July 2012 | N396BK | Svien Benny H | 0 | Castlerock, Minnesota | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 22:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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