Karibian Hurant THORP T-18, N407HK : Accident occurred September 10, 2011 in Panama City, Florida

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NTSB Identification: ERA11CA487 
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Panama City, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 01/18/2012
Aircraft: KARIBIAN HURANT THORP T-18, registration: N407HK
Injuries: 1 Serious.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

According to the pilot, he entered the traffic pattern with the intention of landing on the southern part of the private turf runway in order to avoid construction on the new paved runway. According to a witness, the pilot executed a normal landing. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear impacted a culvert. The airplane veered to the right and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a collision with a culvert.

According to the pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane, he entered the traffic pattern with the intention to land on the southern part of the private turf runway, to avoid the construction on the new paved runway. According to a witness, the pilot executed a normal landing. During the landing rollout, the right main landing gear impacted a culvert. The airplane veered to the right and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
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CALLAWAY — A pilot of a small aircraft crashed at Sandy Creek Air Park Saturday at 1:48 p.m. Saturday.

The plane was a small, ultralight plane that said “Amateur Made” on a side plaque, according to Lt. Tony Bruening with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

The plane sustained a broken windshield, propeller, but damage was not deemed massive.

The pilot of the plane, whose name was not available Saturday, was taken to a local area hospital for treatment for broken bones.

The crash is under investigation by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Federal Aviation Administration.

Sandy Creek Air Park is off County 2297, east of Callaway.