# Incident 20010416007539I: Amtr KITFOXIV, Fairbanks, AK, April 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2001, 16:37 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323DG-2019-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garcia David C KITFOX IV (registry code 05623M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/garcia-david-c-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010416007539I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON LANDING THE PILOT HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING TAIL STRAIGHT. PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE BEFORE TURNING OFF RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE WHEEL AND BROKEN TAIL SPRING WAS 15 FEET FROM WHERE HE TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY ON INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT I FOUND THAT THE TAIL SPRING HAD RUSTED AND CRACKED INTO AT THE TOP OF THE SPRING ARCH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE.  PILOT ALSO SAID HE RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THAT WAS OFFERING AN IMPROVED TAIL WHEEL AND SPRING ASSY.  A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPRT HAS BEEN SENT TO AFS-620 ON THIS TAIL WHEEL AND SPRING ASSY.

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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