# Incident 19960421015279I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Tucson, AZ, April 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75MZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75MZ-2008-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zimmerman Michael H KITFOX 4-1200 (registry code 05623PG, https://openairdocs.org/model/zimmerman-michael-h-kitfox-4-1200) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421015279I

## Narrative

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

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 19980627023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980627023829A), Jun 27, 1998: Amtrdf KITFOX (N75MZ), Fountain Hills, AZ, Substantial damage. The 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.…

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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