# Accident 19990814046879A: Amtr IV1200SPEEDS, Springerville, AZ, August 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Airport: Babbitt Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0394° N, 109.1997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0394&lon=-109.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843K-2000-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kilpatrick Kenneth W IV 1200 SPEEDSTER (registry code 05626FC, https://openairdocs.org/model/kilpatrick-kenneth-w-iv-1200-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR IV1200SPEEDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,664 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990814046879A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 14, 1999, ABOUT 1400 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL KILPATRICK IV-1200, N843K, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT SPRINGERVILLE, ARIZONA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1215. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, THE ACCIDENT CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SCOTTSDALE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, WHICH THEN NOTIFIED THE SAFETY BOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE COMPLETED NINE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, AND PLANNED TO MAKE THIS LANDING A FULL STOP. DURING THE TRANSITION TO TAIL DOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DUG INTO THE WET DIRT AND GROUND LOOPED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR. (.4) ON AUGUST 14, 1999, ABOUT 1400 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL KILPATRICK IV-1200, N843K, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT SPRINGERVILLE, ARIZONA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER         THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1215. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2001, THE ACCIDENT CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, SCOTTSDALE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, WHICH THEN NOTIFIED THE SAFETY BOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE COMPLETED NINE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, AND PLANNED TO MAKE THIS LANDING A FULL STOP. DURING THE TRANSITION TO TAIL DOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONE WHEEL DUG INTO THE WET DIRT AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR. THE PILOT OBSERVED CLEAR SKIES, NO PRECIPITATION, NO OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY, AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. (-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX99LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA324), Aug 14, 1999: Kilpatrick IV-1200 (N843K), Springerville, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control resulting in an inadvertent groundloop. A factor was muddy terrain by the runway.

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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