# Accident 19950928030839A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Youngstown, OH, September 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9618° N, 80.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOUNGSTOWN ELSER METRO (4G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9618&lon=-80.6773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deangelo Dante A KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 05626A4, https://openairdocs.org/model/deangelo-dante-a-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030839A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER. SWERVED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. OVER CORRECTED AND GROUND LOOPED. (-23) THE PILOT STATED: THAT HE HAD COMPLETED THE 40 HRS OF SOLO FLIGHT RESTRICTION ON THE MORNING OF SEP 28, 1995. THAT VERY AFTERNOON HE AND HIS WIFE WER TO FLY IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE AS A PASSENGER. HE FURTHER STATED: THAT, WHILE APPLYING FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 28 AT YOUNGSTOWN ELSER METRO AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GO TO THE LEFT, AS IT STARTED DOWN THE RUNWAY. MR. DEANGELO FURTHER STATED THAT " I MUST HAVE JUST USED AILERON ONLY AND NO RUDDER TO CORRECT THE YAW. IT HAPPENED SO FAST I COULDN'T REDUCE THE POWER AND GROUNDLOOPED IT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY." HE FURTHER STATED THAT, HIS WIFE MAY HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUDDER/BRAKE PEDALS. HOWEVER, HE DOES NOT RECALL FOR CERTAIN, IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. IT TOOK A MATTER OF SEVERAL SECONDS, AND A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300-350 FEET FROM THE TIME OF FULL POWER APPLICATION. STATE OF OHIO - STATE HIGHWAY PATROL AIRCRAFT CRASH REPORT STATES: "THE LEFT MAIN BRAKE WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE TIRE TO SKID PRIOR TO YAWING BACK TO THE RIGHT SLIDING ACROSS THE                                                            RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AROUND AND STRUCK THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BROKEN UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT NEVER REDUCED POWER DURING THE INCIDENT."

## 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 BFO95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA099), Sep 28, 1995: Deangelo Kitfox Speedster (N122DP), Youngstown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft while carrying a passenger.

## Other reports on N122DP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160605007189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605007189I), Jun 5, 2016: Deangelo Dante A KITFOX SPEEDSTER (N122DP), Pampa, TX, Minor damage. On June 5, 2016, at approximately 0900 CDT, pilot was taxiing out for take off from his private property and ground looped his homebuilt, experimental aircraft…

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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