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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Mckenzie, TN · September 27, 1997

Date: September 27, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place: Mckenzie, TN
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N821RJ
Reported as: Amtrdf Kitfox
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 461 total95 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days

N821RJRegistered now · Tudor John KITFOX IVS/N 1161 Airframe modelTudor John KITFOX IV

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: it is unknown the cause of the engine quitting during takeoff. Discussion with the pilot he thinks his engine quit due to carb icing. The temp was 71 degrees, dew point 61 degrees. As I inspected the aircraft I found the wings (both fuel tanks) topped off, so it is unknown whether fuel starvation could have been a factor. Damage to the aircraft was broken bungee cords and safety cable which are for shock absorption during landing and gear stability. No other significant damage was noted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: IT IS UNKNOWN THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE QUITTING DURING TAKEOFF. DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT HE THINKS HIS ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICING. THE TEMP WAS 71 DEGREES, DEW POINT 61 DEGREES. AS I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT I FOUND THE WINGS (BOTH FUEL TANKS) TOPPED OFF, SO IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER FUEL STARVATION COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN BUNGEE CORDS AND SAFETY CABLE WHICH ARE FOR SHOCK ABSORPTION DURING LANDING AND GEAR STABILITY. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED.