# Accident 20030914029129A: Amtr KITFOXCLASIV, Limington, ME, September 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Limington, ME
- Airport: Limington Harmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7628° N, 70.6722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7628&lon=-70.6722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10224, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10224-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Simoneau Roy T KITFOX CLASSIC IV (registry code 05614Q8, https://openairdocs.org/model/simoneau-roy-t-kitfox-classic-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXCLASIV
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030914029129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MR. ROY SIMONEAU WAS PERFORMING THE FIRST OF THE REQUIRED AIRCRAFT PHASE 1 FLIGHT TEST OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SKY STAR KIT FOX CLASSIC IV, N10224. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S TAXI, RUN-UP, TAKE-OFF AND FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES WENT WELL. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE THE LANDING APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 11 AT LIMINGTON-HARMON AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD (3) NORMAL APPROACH HE TOUCHED DOWN, TAIL WHEEL FIRST, THEN THE MAIN GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE APRON, AND INTO THE HEAVILY WOOD AREA TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSED INTO THE SMALL TREES. SEVERAL PEOPLE HELPED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND A TRAILER WAS USED TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGER AREA.

## 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 NYC03LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA210), Sep 14, 2003: Simoneau Kitfox Classic IV (N10224), Limington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

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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