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Date
June 23, 2003 · 16:30 local
Place
Bessemer, AL
Airport
Bessemer Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8029Y
Reported as
Amtr Kitfoxspeeds
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
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) During a take off attempt, prior to liftoff, a crosswind gust caused pilot to lose directional control. Aircraft groundlooped resulting in a collapsed landing gear assembly and minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A TAKE OFF ATTEMPT, PRIOR TO LIFTOFF, A CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MINOR DAMAGE.