19991106034039I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 · Mesa, AZ · November 6, 1999

Date: November 6, 1999 · 08:10 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N596DB
Reported as: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 75 total65 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Student stated that on his sixth and final practice solo landing, he had his foot slightly high on the rudder pedal and unintentionally applied enough toe brake to momentarily lose directional control. (Tailwheel aircraft) the aircraft sustained minor damage as it left the runway. Aircraft was repaired and student now awaiting return of his flight instructor from vacation to provide dual prior to his return to solo flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT STATED THAT ON HIS SIXTH AND FINAL PRACTICE SOLO LANDING, HE HAD HIS FOOT SLIGHTLY HIGH ON THE RUDDER PEDAL AND UNINTENTIONALLY APPLIED ENOUGH TOE BRAKE TO MOMENTARILY LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. (TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS IT LEFT THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND STUDENT NOW AWAITING RETURN OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FROM VACATION TO PROVIDE DUAL PRIOR TO HIS RETURN TO SOLO FLIGHT.