# Incident 20030927025789I: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5, La Grande, OR, September 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2003, 09:30 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2891° N, 118.0061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY (LGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2891&lon=-118.0061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53562, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53562) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lyman Lewis A KITFOX SERIES V (registry code 05628UV, https://openairdocs.org/model/lyman-lewis-a-kitfox-series-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSERIE5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030927025789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR STATED UPON TAKEOFF THE STUDENT STARTED TO OVERCONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO CORRECT THE RIGHT TURN. UPON APPLYING LEFT RUDDER PRESSURE, THE RUDDER PEDAL WENT FULL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO EFFECT ON ARRESTING THE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE LEFT RUDDER CABLES HAD BEEN SECURED BY THE OWNER/BUILDER IMPROPERLY, CAUSING THE LEFT RUDDER CABLE TO FAIL AT THE NICOPRESS.

## Other reports on N53562 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240723009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240723009569A), Jul 23, 2024: Lyman Lewis A KITFOX SERIES V (N53562), La Grande, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot in command stated that he was turning left cross wind for traffic pattern work when he a loud bang in the cockpit and the engine stopped. He continued…

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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