# Incident 19980428010939I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Franklin, PA, April 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1998, 08:05 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Chess-Lamberton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N582RG-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griffin Robert L KITFOX IV (registry code 05623FJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-robert-l-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 22 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980428010939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 2 AT THE VENANGO REGIONAL AIRPORT, FRANKLIN, PA (FKL) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN A KITFOX IV, N582RG, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS ON APRIL 28, 1998. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE WINDSCREEN CRACKED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY MADE A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11, THE LEFT SIDE OF WINDSCREEN CRACKED FROM BOTTOM TO TOP. THE PILOT INCREASED AIRSPEED IN SO THAT IN THE EVENT THE WINDSCREEN BROKE COMPLETELY OFF, HE WOULD NOT STALL DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL DRAG. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FAST AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS REVEALED THAT SERVICE BULLETIN #34, DATED MAY 1, 1994 REGARDING THE CARRYING AND REPLACEMENT OF THE .118" THICKNESS WINDSHIELD, HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS AIRCRAFT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N582RG (1)

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

- [Incident 20111225029519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111225029519I), Dec 25, 2011: Griffin Robert L KITFOX IV (N582RG), Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was practicing high speed taxiing in preparation for his first flight in this model of aircraft. After a high speed pass down the…

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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