ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357725
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1996 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N915PK |
| MSN: | 709 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582LC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KPFN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, the flight instructor (CFI) recognized that the airspeed indicator was inoperative. He elected to return to the airport and land on runway 32. During the landing, the airplane bounced, then drifted off the right side of the runway. The CFI then applied power to go-around, but the airplane collided with a ditch. The wind was reported to be from 220 degrees at 8 knots. Runway 23 was available for landing with nearly a direct headwind.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent collision with a ditch. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the airspeed indicator, the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing, and the crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA087
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 June 2011 | N915PK | Private | 0 | Scarborough, ME | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 06:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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