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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Weed, CA · August 6, 1995

Date
August 6, 1995 · 11:30 local
Place
Weed, CA
Airport
Weed Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38HM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA279
Reported as
Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Uncorrected high sink rate on final. Landed hard and ground looped. CFI failed to correct situation.

As the FAA filed it

UNCORRECTED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDED HARD AND GROUND LOOPED. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT SITUATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.