20010514013469I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOX IV · Alexander City, AL · May 14, 2001

Date: May 14, 2001 · 16:58 local
Place: Alexander City, AL
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N313CM
Reported as: Amtr Kitfoxiv
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 88 total

N313CMRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2012 · Massey Curtis A KITFOX IVS/N 1529 · Built 1992 Airframe modelMassey Curtis A KITFOX IV Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) During high speed water taxi, aircraft climbed to 40 feet, with the use of rudder "only" aircraft turned left but would not turn right. Pilot was unable to recover from left bank and aircraft impacted the water. Aricraft damage consisted of impact damage to both floats, propeller strike damage, and damage to landing gear struts. Fuselage damage resulted from extraction of aircraft from water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING HIGH SPEED WATER TAXI, AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 40 FEET, WITH THE USE OF RUDDER "ONLY" AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT BUT WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM LEFT BANK AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER. ARICRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF IMPACT DAMAGE TO BOTH FLOATS, PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE, AND DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR STRUTS. FUSELAGE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM EXTRACTION OF AIRCRAFT FROM WATER.