# Incident 19961013038949I: Amtr PITTSS2E, Hilliard, FL, October 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Hilliard, FL
- Airport: Hilliard Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6860° N, 81.9063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILLIARD AIRPARK (01J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6860&lon=-81.9063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reynolds Ernest David PITT SPECIAL S2E (registry code 72217C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/reynolds-ernest-david-pitt-special-s2e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS2E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 200 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/19961013038949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON LANDING APPROACH TO 01J, AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE COMPETITION STYLE KITE MOORING. DAMAGE TO FABRIC AND AILERON SPADE WAS MINOR. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THE COLLISION WAS DELIBERATE ON THE PART OF THE KITE OPERATOR. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. AND WAS REFERRED TO THE STATE'S ATTORNEY. KITE OPERATOR WAS CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS MISCHIEF, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY. FURTHER ACTION IS DEPENDENT UPON COURT ACTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N42DR (1)

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

- [Incident 20000816025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816025519I), Aug 16, 2000: Amtr PITTSSPECS2E (N42DR), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Right main landing geat bungee cord broke landing roll. Right wing struck ground causing minor damage to aileron spay, and wing tip.

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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