# Accident 19990228047279A: Amtr KITFOXII, Colorado Spring, CO, February 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8491° N, 104.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8491&lon=-104.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parsons Glen KITFOX MODEL II (registry code 05606O8, https://openairdocs.org/model/parsons-glen-kitfox-model-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 11 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990228047279A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 DEN99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA044), Feb 28, 1999: Parsons Kitfox II (N740GP), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a dust devil 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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