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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Kitfoxiv · Erie, CO · June 6, 2003

Date: June 6, 2003 · 10:40 local
Place: Erie, CO
Airport: Tri-County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16KC
Reported as: Amtr Kitfoxiv
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 925 total480 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N16KCRegistered now · Specht Stanley V KITFOX IV SPEEDSTERS/N LCS151 · Built 2001 Airframe modelSpecht Stanley V KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Specht was doing touch and go landings at Erie airpark on June 6, 2003, when the incident happened. On the third landing and subsequent roll-out, he felt the left gear begin to go outward. Then his aircraft veered left and departed the runway. An investigation revealed that the weld had given way on the left gear strut. The damage to his aircraft was minor and total cost for repair is $360.00.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. SPECHT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT ERIE AIRPARK ON JUNE 6, 2003, WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. ON THE THIRD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT ROLL-OUT, HE FELT THE LEFT GEAR BEGIN TO GO OUTWARD. THEN HIS AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WELD HAD GIVEN WAY ON THE LEFT GEAR STRUT. THE DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR IS $360.00.