# Accident 19991118046449A: Amtr KITFOXII, Ebensburg, PA, November 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ebensburg, PA
- Airport: Ebensburg Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4802° N, 78.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4802&lon=-78.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317RS-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Statz Robert G KITFOX II (registry code 05620TC, https://openairdocs.org/model/statz-robert-g-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991118046449A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE DATA WAS COMPILED FROM THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, WITNESS STATEMENTS AND AN ON SCENE, INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY PERSONNEL FROM THE ALLEGHEY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, AEA-FSDO-03. ON NOVEMBER 18, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 PM, MR. ALLEN O. GRIMM, HOLDER  OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATED #181263307 WAS ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, KITFOX II, N317RS.  THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO WHEEL LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE EBENSBURG AIRPORT (9G8), EBENSBURG, PA.  DURING HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, HE ALLOWED HIS AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  HE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH BOTH MAIN GEAR AND THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ON AN APPROXIMATELY HEADING OF 290 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN WITH LEFT WING LOW ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 330 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE SOD AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, CROSSED OVER AN APPROXIMATE 15 FOOT EMBANKMENT, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A DEPRESSION OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS EXTRICATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSO NNEL AND SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA032), Nov 18, 1999: Statz Kitfox II (N317RS), Ebensburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a bounced landing recovery. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

## Other reports on N317RS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980513026219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513026219I), May 13, 1998: Amtrdf KITFOX (N317RS), Abbotsford, WI, Minor damage. Mr lasee departed Riverview Airport on a local personel flight at 1900 CDT and flew for approximately 1.5 hours. As he approached for landing at Riverview his…

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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