OpenAirDocs.org

20020412006359I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Amtr Kitfox · Mountainhome, ID · April 12, 2002

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
April 12, 2002
Place
Mountainhome, ID
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N169U
Reported as
Amtr Kitfox
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total49 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N169URegistered now · Russell AL KIT FOX 4S/N 1186Airframe modelRussell AL KIT FOX 4Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft found in a meadow near rye grass creek area northeast of mountain home Idaho by motorcyclist on Thursday am 04-11-02. Person that found aircraft reported the incident to the regional operations center (roc) seattle. When interviewed he stated that the aircraft landing gear was collapsed and that the propeller blades (3) were all broken off and laying next to the aircraft. He also stated that the pilot and passenger were hauled to mountain home by a local rancher that lived nearby. He stated that the incident had occurred on Wednesday 04-10-02. When interviewed the pilot stated that he had landed to search for elk antlers and when he returned to the aircraft the right tire was flat. He stated that he had not had an accident and that he was the sole occupant of the aircraft. He additionally stated that he aircraft had been moved by trailer to the owner's house in kuna Idaho. The aircraft was inspected on Tuesday 04-16-02 at the owner's house. It did not appear to have any evidence of damage. A new right tire, landing gear bungee and propeller were installed on the aircraft. The owner did not have anything to add about the status of the aircraft, nor would he comment onwhether it was involved in an accident. We contacted the pilot again on 04-16-02 and he stated that he had lied to us when he was initially interviewed because he was in the presence of the owner and did not want him to know that he had an accident with the aircraft. He stated that when he was approximately 200 feet above the ground the engine quit and he had to land in the meadow. He stated that he had a hard landing which partially broke the landing gear bungee and broke the prop. He stated that he cut the bungee to allow the aircraft down to the ground due to hard wind in the area. He stated that him and some other guy that just happened to be hiking in the area were hauled out of the remote area by a rancher. He stated that he had returned the next day with the owner to retrieve the aircraft in the owner's trailer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT FOUND IN A MEADOW NEAR RYE GRASS CREEK AREA NORTHEAST OF MOUNTAIN HOME IDAHO BY MOTORCYCLIST ON THURSDAY AM 04-11-02. PERSON THAT FOUND AIRCRAFT REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) SEATTLE. WHEN INTERVIEWED HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND THAT THE PROPELLER BLADES (3) WERE ALL BROKEN OFF AND LAYING NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE HAULED TO MOUNTAIN HOME BY A LOCAL RANCHER THAT LIVED NEARBY. HE STATED THAT THE INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY 04-10-02. WHEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LANDED TO SEARCH FOR ELK ANTLERS AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THAT HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ADDITIONALLY STATED THAT HE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED BY TRAILER TO THE OWNER'S HOUSE IN KUNA IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON TUESDAY 04-16-02 AT THE OWNER'S HOUSE. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. A NEW RIGHT TIRE, LANDING GEAR BUNGEE AND PROPELLER WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE OWNER DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE AIRCRAFT, NOR WOULD HE COMMENT ONWHETHER IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE CONTACTED THE PILOT AGAIN ON 04-16-02 AND HE STATED THAT HE HAD LIED TO US WHEN HE WAS INITIALLY INTERVIEWED BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE OWNER AND DID NOT WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT HE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE HAD TO LAND IN THE MEADOW. HE STATED THAT HE HAD A HARD LANDING WHICH PARTIALLY BROKE THE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE AND BROKE THE PROP. HE STATED THAT HE CUT THE BUNGEE TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO THE GROUND DUE TO HARD WIND IN THE AREA. HE STATED THAT HIM AND SOME OTHER GUY THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE HIKING IN THE AREA WERE HAULED OUT OF THE REMOTE AREA BY A RANCHER. HE STATED THAT HE HAD RETURNED THE NEXT DAY WITH THE OWNER TO RETRIEVE THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OWNER'S TRAILER.