Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA accident near Kingsland, Georgia, April 15, 2017
On April 15, 2017 at about 2:50 pm local time, a 2006 Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA, registered N340TP, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Kingsland, Georgia (Oakwell R/C Airfield). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose-over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 15, 2017 · about 2:50 pm local time
- Place
- Kingsland, Georgia · Oakwell R/C Airfield · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA NO SERIES, built 2006 · all EUROFOX LSAs on the register
- Registration
- N340TP · no longer on the register · serial 20206
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Hard landing during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Landing flare › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface › Soft surface › Contributed to outcome
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, sport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: sport pilot; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,637.3 hours in all; 400.7 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 400.7 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, June 9, 2016; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,235 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912 ULS (piston); 401 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FHB Fernandina Beach FL at 2:30 pm
- Destination: N/A Kingsland GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 048, 836 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,700 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.34 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from KFHB, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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