# Incident 20040501007289I: Amtr KITFOXIV, Hanford, CA, May 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hanford, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3281° N, 119.6548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3281&lon=-119.6548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6286D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6286D-2007-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson John O KITFOX IV (registry code 056023G, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-john-o-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIV
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 550 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040501007289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TELEPHONE WIRE THAT WAS STRETCHED ACROSS A CANYON WHICH BROKE HIS PROPELLER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HWY 41 WEST BOUND. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO TRI-CITY HOSPITAL WITH BACK PAIN. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND AND THAT THE WIRES WERE NOT ON ANY MAPS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WIRE WITH THE PROPELLER WHICH BROKE 1 1/2 BLADES OFF CAUSING A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON HWY 41. THERE WAS A LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOW. IN ORDER TO NOT RUN INTO THE TRUCK THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE FALL TO THE PAVEMENT CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COME OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK.

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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