Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA N340TP
15 April 2017 · Kingsland, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 2017 at about 14:50 local time, a Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA registered N340TP was involved in an accident near Kingsland, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingsland, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakwell R/C Airfield (N/A)
- Coordinates
- 30.7747, -81.7544
- Aircraft
- Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA
- Registration
- N340TP
- 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
- Fernandina Beach → Kingsland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA17CA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot, who was also the owner of the experimental, light-sport airplane, stated that the airplane approached the grass strip with "all systems operating correctly" and that he performed a side slip to lose altitude and align the airplane with the field. The airplane descended "very quickly," and at touchdown, the nose landing gear dug in and collapsed, and the airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector witnessed the accident, and a video of the accident was posted on a local media website. The inspector's description and the landing shown in the video were consistent with the pilot's description of events. The airplane landed hard in a flat attitude, the nose landing gear collapsed immediately, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aeropro Cz EUROFOX accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2017 | Aeropro Cz EUROFOX | Upper Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2018 | Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2012 | Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2010 | Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA | Belton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2009 | Aeropro Cz EUROFOX | Bloomfield, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2017 | Cessna 140 | Macon, Georgia, United States | Clear Blue Sky Aviation LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2017 | Cessna 421 | Canton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Airbus A321 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2017 | Rockwell S 2R | McRae, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2017 | Cessna 150G | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 2017 | Cessna 150M | Homerville, Georgia, United States | Tailwheels Etc. | No injuries | - |