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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Hanover, PA · November 20, 1997

Date: November 20, 1997 · 11:40 local
Place: Hanover, PA
Airport: Hanover Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N123DJ
Reported as: Amtrdf Kitfox
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,467 total1 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N123DJRegistered now · ALT David John SR KITFOX IIIS/N 765 · Built 1992 Airframe modelALT David John SR KITFOX III Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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: on November 20, 1997, at 1140 hours, a Kitfox, registration number N123DJ, registered to Mr. David alt, made a hard landing at the Hanover Airport (6W6) Hanover, Pennsylvania while on the very first flight of the aircraft. The pilot, Mr. Robert simpson, stated that there was a stiffness in the controls, and that he had to hold right aileron to maintain level flight. The flight originated at the Hanover Airport less than five minutes before. The pilot was anxious to get the aircraft on the ground due to the feel of the controls. A hard landing was made resulting in minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. This case is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 20, 1997, AT 1140 HOURS, A KITFOX, REGISTRATION NUMBER N123DJ, REGISTERED TO MR. DAVID ALT, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE HANOVER AIRPORT (6W6) HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA WHILE ON THE VERY FIRST FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, MR. ROBERT SIMPSON, STATED THAT THERE WAS A STIFFNESS IN THE CONTROLS, AND THAT HE HAD TO HOLD RIGHT AILERON TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HANOVER AIRPORT LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES BEFORE. THE PILOT WAS ANXIOUS TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND DUE TO THE FEEL OF THE CONTROLS. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.