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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · San Jose, CA · July 30, 1996

Date: July 30, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: San Jose International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N755M
Reported as: Amtrdf Kitfox
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total50 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N755MRegistered now · Williams Murle A KITFOX IIIS/N 755 · Built 1992 Airframe modelWilliams Murle A KITFOX III 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: pilot stated: the approach was normal and the flare to a three point landing was o.k. the touchdown was light and when the stick was pulled back, the aircraft started to veer to the left, right rudder application had no effect, and the aircraft drifted toward the VASI. The left hand wing strut and wheel skirt struck the VASI and the aircraft came to a stop. Inspectors statement: static check of the rudder and elevator for travel and freedom of movement was o.k. the pilot admitted to this inspector that he was a little "rusty" on his landing procedures. A copy of this report was furnished to the sjc FSDO operations unit. No pilot deviation and no 8010-11 generated. This terminates the investigation and this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND THE FLARE TO A THREE POINT LANDING WAS O.K. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS LIGHT AND WHEN THE STICK WAS PULLED BACK, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, RIGHT RUDDER APPLICATION HAD NO EFFECT, AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARD THE VASI. THE LEFT HAND WING STRUT AND WHEEL SKIRT STRUCK THE VASI AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: STATIC CHECK OF THE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR FOR TRAVEL AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT WAS O.K. THE PILOT ADMITTED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT HE WAS A LITTLE "RUSTY" ON HIS LANDING PROCEDURES. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS FURNISHED TO THE SJC FSDO OPERATIONS UNIT. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8010-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.