# Accident 20000502036979A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Oshkosh, WI, May 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2000, 10:20 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1599° N, 88.4698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1599&lon=-88.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956-2008-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grunska Norman KITFOX IV (registry code 05622BT, https://openairdocs.org/model/grunska-norman-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIV
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502036979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 2, 2000, AT 10:20 CDST A (AMERATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT) KITFOX IV,N4956, IMPACTED A TREE AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIR FIELD AT 2588 HIGHWAY GG OSHKOSH, WI. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.THE FLIGNT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER CFR PART 91 RULES AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE OWNER'S PRIVATE STRIP WITH THE INTENT TO PRACTICE TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AT SEVERAL GRASS STRIPS.

## 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 CHI00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA130), May 2, 2000: Grunska Kitfox IV (N4956), Neenah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain driectional control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the tree that the airplane contacted.

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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