# Incident 19951224042399I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Billings, MT, December 24, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514DL-2015-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Darrell D KITFOX II (registry code 05625ML, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-darrell-d-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,720 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224042399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 12-24-95 AT 0945 MST A KITFOX OWNED BY DARRELL D. OLSON EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BRACE DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. OLSON, HOLDS STUDENT CERTIFICATE NUMBER EE0474959. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HOLDS CFI CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1721224CFI. THE GEAR BRACE FAILED AT LOW SPEED, DURING ROLLOUT, WHEN THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. MR. OLSON PROVIDED A COPY OF SERVICE LETTER #48 FROM THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SKYSTAR AIRCRAFT, WHICH DESCRIBES AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OF THE SAME COMPONENT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N514DL (1)

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

- [Accident 20140523007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523007729A), May 23, 2014: Olson Darrell D KITFOX II (N514DL), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. On 5/23/2014 N514DL departed Helena at approxiamtely 1912Z and entered VFR closed traffic to the grass strip. On the fourth closed traffic pattern N514DL…

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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