Bell Bill KITFOX 6 N524MB

Summary

On 13 November 2014 at about 15:30 local time, a Bell Bill KITFOX 6 registered N524MB was involved in an accident near Columbus, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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.

Date

13 November 2014 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Wheat Field Airport (56NC)

Coordinates

35.2067, -82.0319

Aircraft

Bell Bill KITFOX 6

Registration

N524MB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rutherfordton → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15LA051

Nobody was injured.

A loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.