# Accident 19960127001069A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Omaha, NE, January 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1996, 14:46 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2606° N, 96.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2606&lon=-96.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harless Ron KITFOX IV (registry code 05620VX, https://openairdocs.org/model/harless-ron-kitfox-iv) (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 ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 113 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127001069A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. STRUCK A FROZEN ICED OVER SNOWBANK. LEFT WHEEL JAMMED BY SNOW IN WHEEL PANT.

## 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 CHI96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA084), Jan 27, 1996: Connell Kitfox (N99SV), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the aircraft and the frozen left landing gear wheel.

## Other reports on N99SV (1)

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

- [Incident 19940522027719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522027719I), May 22, 1994: Amtrdf KITFOX (N99SV), Harlan, IA, Minor damage. Lost direcional control on landing and ground looped.

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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