# Incident 19960315012809I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Van Nuys, CA, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 15:42 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89HL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89HL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gustafson Richard A KITFOX III (registry code 05618DA, https://openairdocs.org/model/gustafson-richard-a-kitfox-iii) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 18 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315012809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN UNEXPECTED 15 KNOTS CROSS WIND SURPRISED INEXPERIENCED PILOT IN TAIL DRAGGER. PILOT HAS AGREED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TAIL DRAGGER LESSONS FROM HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. PART B CORRECTED & REMAILED 5/3/96. INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. M OR D FILED. THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY.

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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