19990517005309I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOX IV · Ruidoso, NM · May 17, 1999

Date: May 17, 1999 · 09:00 local
Place: Ruidoso, NM
Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8267
Reported as: Amtr Kitfoxiv
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 890 total

N8267Registered now · Noltensmeyer Michael D KITFOX IVS/N 1407 · Built 1996 Airframe modelNoltensmeyer Michael D KITFOX IV Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was performing a high speed taxi when it crashed under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (-23) on may 17, 1999 a pilot/owner was demonstrating the taxi characteristics of his aircraft to his friend when the left wing lifted. The pilot stated that his passenger may have stepped on the brake causing the aircraft to veer off the pavement into the gras resulting in breaking the landing gear off. This resulted in damaging the right wing and propeller. The pilot stated there was no intention to fly and no injuries were sustained to the occupants.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI WHEN IT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON MAY 17, 1999 A PILOT/OWNER WAS DEMONSTRATING THE TAXI CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS AIRCRAFT TO HIS FRIEND WHEN THE LEFT WING LIFTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS PASSENGER MAY HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE PAVEMENT INTO THE GRAS RESULTING IN BREAKING THE LANDING GEAR OFF. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO FLY AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE OCCUPANTS.