19990228047279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Kitfoxii · Colorado Spring, CO · February 28, 1999

Date: February 28, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N740GP
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA044
Reported as: Amtr Kitfoxii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 376 total11 in this make and model

N740GPRegistered now · Parsons Glen KITFOX MODEL IIS/N 496 · Built 1998 Airframe modelParsons Glen KITFOX MODEL II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(.4) The pilot was landing on runway 15, and the right wing encountered a dust devil. He said that the right wing was picked up, and the airplane was rotated approximately 180 degrees. The airplane came to rest between the runway and taxiway. The left wing spar was bent and the left main landing gear was broken off. (-23) pilot reported that on landing flare a gust of wind lifted the left wing which caused the right wing to impact the ground. The aircraft then spun around on runway 15 and came to rest facing 330 degrees. The aircraft suffered a bent front right spar and a broken right main landing gear. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 15, AND THE RIGHT WING ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL. HE SAID THAT THE RIGHT WING WAS PICKED UP, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BENT AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF. (-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING FLARE A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN AROUND ON RUNWAY 15 AND CAME TO REST FACING 330 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BENT FRONT RIGHT SPAR AND A BROKEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN99LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColorado Spgs, COThe airplane's encounter with a dust devil during landing.Feb 28, 1999 · Substantial damage