# Accident 20030910037699A: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5, Kenai, AK, September 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Arness Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6333° N, 151.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6333&lon=-151.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20TZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20TZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dusseau Richard F KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI (registry code 05606AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/dusseau-richard-f-kitfox-ser-5-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSERIE5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 156 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910037699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AFTER TAKE-OFF. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND BACK AT AIRSTRIP, ENGINE QUIT OPERATING. PILOT BECAME FOCUSED ON RESTARTING ENGINE AND FORGOT ABOUT ALTITUDE AND APPROACH TO LAND. HE LANDED LONG ON STRIP CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER WHEN WHEELS STRUCK EDGE OF SMALL CREEK AND SWAMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA112), Sep 11, 2003: Dusseau Kitfox (N20TZ), Nikiski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an overrun during the emergency landing, and subsequent nose over in swampy terrain.

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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