# Accident 20040709012449A: Amtr KITFOXSERIE7, Arlington, WA, July 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078P-2025-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7 (registry code 05614RJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/petsche-tim-kitfox-series-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSERIE7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 60 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709012449A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA130), Jul 9, 2004: Petsche Kitfox Kitfox 7 (N1078P), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N1078P (1)

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

- [Accident 20240712010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240712010529A), Jul 12, 2024: Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7 (N1078P), Winfield, KS, Substantial damage. On 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…

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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