Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND N744K

Summary

On 7 October 2020 at about 13:00 local time, a Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND registered N744K was involved in an accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 October 2020 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

New Richmond Regional Airport (KRNH)

Coordinates

45.1478, -92.5392

Aircraft

Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND

Registration

N744K

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA012

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing from an introductory flight of his recently purchased airplane, the airplane bounced, and then when touching down again, immediately veered right. The airplane departed the right side of the runway into the grass, subsequently nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and the left wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 14 with wind calm. The pilot reported that he had not previously landed the make and model of the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.