# Incident 20030623012149I: Amtr KITFOXSPEEDS, Bessemer, AL, June 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3129° N, 86.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bessemer Airport (EKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3129&lon=-86.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8029Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSPEEDS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030623012149I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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