| Crash location | 30.102778°N, 85.475000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Panama City, FL
30.158813°N, 85.660206°W 11.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N407HK |
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| Accident date | 10 Sep 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Karibian Hurant Thorp T-18 |
| Additional details: | None |
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.
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a collision with a culvert.