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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOX IV · Ocala, FL · October 12, 2000

Date: October 12, 2000 · 12:52 local
Place: Ocala, FL
Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N123KF
Reported as: Amtr Kitfoxiv
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 125 total65 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N123KFRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Groves Glen H KITFOX IVS/N 1701 · Built 1999 Airframe modelGroves Glen H KITFOX IV Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Bungee cord (shock cord) holding the left main landing gear snapped during landing causing the left main landing gear to collapse. A/c flipped on its back. Propeller blades damaged. No injuries. Minor damage to a/c. the manufacturer stated that the bungee cord should be changed every year. The builder took approx. six years to build the a/c. the bungee cord in use was approx. seven years old.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BUNGEE CORD (SHOCK CORD) HOLDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SNAPPED DURING LANDING CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. A/C FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. PROPELLER BLADES DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BUNGEE CORD SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY YEAR. THE BUILDER TOOK APPROX. SIX YEARS TO BUILD THE A/C. THE BUNGEE CORD IN USE WAS APPROX. SEVEN YEARS OLD.