# Accident 19920212004739A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Valdez, AK, February 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1992, 14:15 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1506° N, 146.8091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1506&lon=-146.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5154U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5154U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ballow Richard C KITFOX 1 (registry code 05612UB, https://openairdocs.org/model/ballow-richard-c-kitfox-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920212004739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOCKED UP BRAKES ON ICE PATCH ON LANDING. AS WHEEL HIT DRY SPOT HOMEBUILT NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA036), Feb 12, 1992: Richard C. Ballow Kitfox 1 (N5154U), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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