# Accident 20000206006399A: Amtr KITFOXII, Livermore, CA, February 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2000, 12:34 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6805° N, 121.7501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6805&lon=-121.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91EL-2000-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lutes E I/Lutes C L KITFOX MODEL II (registry code 056167M, https://openairdocs.org/model/lutes-e-i-lutes-c-l-kitfox-model-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,021 total, 160 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206006399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN TOOK OFF FROM LIVERMORE AIRPORT FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. UPON RETURN TO AIRPORT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 7R. WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 030 AT 11 KNOTS, SKY WAS CLEAR. UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH RUNWAY WITH ALL GEAR AT THE SAME TIME THE A/C BOGGLED A LITTLE SO HE LEVELED THE A/C TO STABILIZE AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE LANDING OR ABORT FOR A GO-AROUND. THE NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C GROUND LOOPED AT THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. HE CUT POWER, FUEL, AND EXITED THE A/C. SPINNER DENTED, FOWARD ENGINE COWL CRACKED AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION, ENGINE-FRAME, COWL FRAME MOUNT CRACKED, RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BENT, PBOTHROPS BROKEN OFF AT SPINNER. LEFT ENTRANCE-LOWER DOOR FRAME BENT. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 6, 2000, AT 1234 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT LUTES KITFOX II, N91EL, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 7R AT THE LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE COMMERICAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOC                            AL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT AT 1145 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 7R AND THE CROSSWIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING.  HE SAID THAT ONCE THE WING LIFTED HE WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED.  HE SAID THAT WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE.  THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 050 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA092), Feb 6, 2000: Lutes Kitfox II (N91EL), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and his failure to maintain runway alignment.

## Other reports on N91EL (1)

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

- [Incident 19920719029159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719029159I), Jul 19, 1992: Amtrdf KITFOX (N91EL), Richmond, CA. Yoolant line failed in engine en route. Forced landing in a field.

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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