# Accident 19920731032079A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Fort Collins, CO, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5495° N, 105.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5495&lon=-105.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1060U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1060U-2011-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waldron Robert D KITFOX III (registry code 05618HS, https://openairdocs.org/model/waldron-robert-d-kitfox-iii) (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 ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 98 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731032079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH QUARTERING TAIL WIND. LOST CONTROL. CAUGHT WING TIP ON GROUND AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA079), Aug 1, 1992: Robert D. Waldron Kitfox III (N1060U), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN DRAGGING A WING TIP DURING FLARE FOR LANDING WHICH ENDED WITH A GROUND LOOP. A FACTOR WAS: A TAIL WIND.

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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