# Accident 20050810023879A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Duluth, MN, August 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2005, 11:49 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8481° N, 92.1936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8481&lon=-92.1936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Auseth Gary KITFOX IV (registry code 95708CP, https://openairdocs.org/model/auseth-gary-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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810023879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON LITTLE GRAND LAKE, 30 MILES NNW OF DULUTH, MN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, STARTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN, CAME DOWN AGAIN ON THE WATER, CARTWHEELED SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM SHORE IN 4 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 CHI05LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA228), Aug 10, 2005: Auseth Kitfox IV (N912PJ), Little Grand La, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate flare during landing by the pilot.

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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