Auseth KITFOX IV N912PJ
10 August 2005 · Little Grand La, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2005 at about 16:48 local time, a Auseth KITFOX IV registered N912PJ was involved in an accident near Little Grand La, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little Grand La, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Little Grand Lake
- Coordinates
- 46.8481, -92.1936
- Aircraft
- Auseth KITFOX IV
- Registration
- N912PJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Little Grand La → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05LA228
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The inadequate flare during landing by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane experienced a hard landing breaking both floats. The uncertificated pilot attempted an aborted landing, and the airplane's left wing dropped and contacted water. The fracture of the forward float attachment point did not exhibit features consistent with a preexisting crack.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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