SERS · Marks KITFOX II · 1996-02-24 · PANAMA CITY, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA96LA087
Event ID
20001208X05303
Type
Accident
Date
1996-02-24
Location
PANAMA CITY, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.200054, -85.670257
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Marks
Model
KITFOX II
Registration
N915PK
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.