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FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOX41200 · Freetown, MA · November 1, 2003

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Date
November 1, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place
Freetown, MA
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96BE
Reported as
Amtr KITFOX41200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total45 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N96BERegistered now · Englert Robert C KITFOX IV-1200S/N 1827 · Built 1996Airframe modelEnglert Robert C KITFOX IV-1200Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Notified by the NE regional operations center that 96BE a Kitfox model IV-1200 landed on long pond Freetown, MA. At 12:30 and then sank while taxiing to the beach. Ma. State police report: pilot noted that the right float was leaking after landing. Pilot put the aircraft on the step to taxi. Thirty yards from the beach power was reduced so as not to endanger people on the beach. The passenger privacy data omitted stepped out onto the float that was leaking and the a/c capsized and sank. In my telephone conversation with the pilot Mr. Daniel bartel he made the same statement. The aircraft was salvaged by the big wheel truck sales inc., 42 quanapoag rd., 706 acushnet ave. the a/c was inspected at that location. Very little if any structural damage was observed, however the finishing tape applied to the trailing edge of both horizontal stabilizers was unbonded. These tapes are adjacent to the elevator leading edges. If the tapes are not properly re bonced they could set up buffeting over the elevators. I did not see any other areas of the aircraft that appeared to have this problem.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTIFIED BY THE NE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER THAT 96BE A KITFOX MODEL IV-1200 LANDED ON LONG POND FREETOWN, MA. AT 12:30 AND THEN SANK WHILE TAXIING TO THE BEACH. MA. STATE POLICE REPORT: PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT FLOAT WAS LEAKING AFTER LANDING. PILOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE STEP TO TAXI. THIRTY YARDS FROM THE BEACH POWER WAS REDUCED SO AS NOT TO ENDANGER PEOPLE ON THE BEACH. THE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA^ STEPPED OUT ONTO THE FLOAT THAT WAS LEAKING AND THE A/C CAPSIZED AND SANK. IN MY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT MR. DANIEL BARTEL HE MADE THE SAME STATEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SALVAGED BY THE BIG WHEEL TRUCK SALES INC., 42 QUANAPOAG RD., 706 ACUSHNET AVE. THE A/C WAS INSPECTED AT THAT LOCATION. VERY LITTLE IF ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED, HOWEVER THE FINISHING TAPE APPLIED TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS WAS UNBONDED. THESE TAPES ARE ADJACENT TO THE ELEVATOR LEADING EDGES. IF THE TAPES ARE NOT PROPERLY RE BONCED THEY COULD SET UP BUFFETING OVER THE ELEVATORS. I DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER AREAS OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT APPEARED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.