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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Tucson, AZ · April 21, 1996

Date: April 21, 1996 · 13:30 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N75MZ
Reported as: Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total4 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N75MZRegistration cancelled Jun 9, 2008 · Zimmerman Michael H KITFOX 4-1200S/N 1913 · Built 1995 Airframe modelZimmerman Michael H KITFOX 4-1200 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: during normal landing with slight tailwind, pilot failed to properly control aircraft on touchdown. Acft. Veered sideways and rt. Main landing gear collapsed during attempt to straighten out. Inspection of rt. Gear showed no structural failures, just high stress fracture. Slight wing and prop damage. No injury to pilot, who was only person on board. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING NORMAL LANDING WITH SLIGHT TAILWIND, PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY CONTROL AIRCRAFT ON TOUCHDOWN. ACFT. VEERED SIDEWAYS AND RT. MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. INSPECTION OF RT. GEAR SHOWED NO STRUCTURAL FAILURES, JUST HIGH STRESS FRACTURE. SLIGHT WING AND PROP DAMAGE. NO INJURY TO PILOT, WHO WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N75MZ · 1

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

Accident 19980627023829ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fountain Hills, AZThe pilot reported that the windsock on the south end of the airport showed that the wind was coming from a direction of 200 degrees at a velocity of 8-10 mph. After touchdown, a right crosswind caused the aircraft to veer to the right. The pilot reported…Jun 27, 1998 · Substantial damage