# Accident 19960224002699A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Panama City, FL, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996, 14:25 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2001° N, 85.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2001&lon=-85.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915PK-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marks C A III KITFOX II (registry code 05620UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/marks-c-a-iii-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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,330 total, 6 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002699A

## Narrative

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

HARD CROSSWIND LANDING. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND BUT COLLIDED WITH DITCH OFF SIDE RUNWAY. CFI NOT QUALIFIED IN TYPE.

## 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 MIA96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA087), Feb 24, 1996: Marks Kitfox II (N915PK), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent collision with a…

## Other reports on N915PK (1)

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

- [Accident 20110610012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610012559A), Jun 10, 2011: Marks C A III KITFOX II (N915PK), Scarborough, ME, Destroyed. While performing high speed taxing, the aircraft became airborne and encountered a crosswind gust. The pilot stated the controls were "sluggish", but the…

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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