# Accident 20040629012569A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Rigby, ID, June 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rigby, ID
- Airport: Rigby-Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6444° N, 111.9283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6444&lon=-111.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sheppard Ron D KITFOX IV (registry code 05623HJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sheppard-ron-d-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIV
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040629012569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ATTACH BOLT FOR THE LANDING GEAR TO THE FUSELAGE FAILED. (IN FACT, THE NUT WAS STRIPPED FROM THE BOLT). THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED INTO SOFT MUD OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TIPPED UP, STRIKING THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER. AFTER EXAMINATION AT THE AIRPORT, IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM, I.E. AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING SPARS WERE BENT UPWARD. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. THE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE A SOLID BLACK RESIDUE FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND SKIPPING BLACK RESIDUE MARKS FROM THE RIGHT TIRE.

## 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 SEA04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA120), Jun 29, 2004: Sheppard Kitfox IV (N316R), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include muddy terrain.

## Other reports on N316R (1)

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

- [Incident 20050707012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050707012589I), Jul 7, 2005: Amtr KITFOXIV (N316R), Idaho Falls, ID, Minor damage. (-23) During landing roll-out, aircraft veered to the right. The pilot (receiving instructions for the purpose of obtaining a tail wheel endorsement) applied…

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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