20050110000049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOXSERIE6 · Cleveland, OK · January 10, 2005

Date: January 10, 2005 · 16:50 local
Place: Cleveland, OK
Airport: Cleveland Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N982KF
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA053
Reported as: Amtr KITFOXSERIE6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 302 total40 in this make and model

N982KFRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2008 · Scarberry Dennis / Myers Jeff KITFOX SERIES 6S/N S0004-023 · Built 2003 Airframe modelScarberry Dennis / Myers Jeff KITFOX SERIES 6 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft had been performing touch and goes at Cleveland Municipal Airport. Witnesses stated aircraft flew over the runway (18) at a high rate of speed and pulled up steeply at the end. While climbing steeply, the aircraft started a left turn and then spun. Witness heard the impact and was first on scene. Aircraft came to rest 2/10THS of a mile beyond the end of runway 18. Aircraft was largely intact and landed in a flat attitude with no forward movement. There were indications that the aircraft was actually travelling aft at a slight rate at the time of impact. All major components were present and no pre-crash discrepancies were discovered that would have contributed to the crash.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THE RUNWAY (18) AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND PULLED UP STEEPLY AT THE END. WHILE CLIMBING STEEPLY, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT TURN AND THEN SPUN. WITNESS HEARD THE IMPACT AND WAS FIRST ON SCENE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 2/10THS OF A MILE BEYOND THE END OF RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT WAS LARGELY INTACT AND LANDED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE WITH NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELLING AFT AT A SLIGHT RATE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS WERE PRESENT AND NO PRE-CRASH DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05LA053Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCleveland, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain control and sufficient airspeed while performing an abrupt pull-up manuever after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.Jan 10, 2005 · Destroyed