# Accident 19980214001279A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Homestead, FL, February 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1998, 16:40 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4896° N, 80.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4896&lon=-80.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9272V-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Charles B SR KITFOX XL CLASSIC IV (registry code 0563025, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-charles-b-sr-kitfox-xl-classic-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 30 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980214001279A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT HARD LANDING AND HIT TREE. PILOT HAS RECEIVED REMEDIAL TAIL DRAGGER TRAINING SINCE INCIDENT. INCIDENT NOT MAINTENANCE RELATED. (-23) PILOT RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN A TAILDRAGGER TYPE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA044), Feb 14, 1998: Charles Holmes Kitfox XL (N9272V), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper touchdown flare during landing.

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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