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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOXSERIE7 · Arlington, WA · July 9, 2004

Date: July 9, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place: Arlington, WA
Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1078P
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA130
Reported as: Amtr KITFOXSERIE7
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total60 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N1078PRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2025 · Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7S/N S60111-068 · Built 2004 Airframe modelPetsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7 Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that he conducted a normal approach, and made a normal landing on the main wheels. Aircraft began to porpoise, and subsequently ground looped. The winds at the time of the accident were approximately 240 degrees at 7 knots, and the aircraft was landed on runway 34 per ATC instructions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE CONDUCTED A NORMAL APPROACH, AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON THE MAIN WHEELS. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE APPROXIMATELY 240 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 PER ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA04LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArlington, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.Jul 9, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1078P · 1

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

Accident 20240712010529ALanding: Touchdown · Winfield, KSOn 07/12/2024 an Petsche Tim/kitfox series 7 was conducting landings on runway 17 at Strother Field, Winfield, Kansas at approximately 14:21 local time. The wind was 190 degrees 15 knots gusting to 25 knots resulting in a right crosswind of approximately 9…Jul 12, 2024 · Substantial damage