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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 · Klamath Falls, OR · September 12, 2005

Date: September 12, 2005 · 08:15 local
Place: Klamath Falls, OR
Airport: Klamath Falls International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N852PG
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05CA191
Reported as: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total32 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N852PGRegistered now · Gleason Peter R SKY STAR KITFOXS/N S94050025 Airframe modelGleason Peter R SKY STAR KITFOX Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot loaded an eighty pound bag of cement into the passenger seat to evaluate aircraft performance with additional weight. During takeoff pilot noticed that the aileron flight controls were binding and becoming very stiff. Pilot lost control of aircraft approximately 30 feet in the air and the left wingtip hit the runway followed by the left main landing gear which failed. Prop hit runway and shattered. Tailwheel attaching bolts failed and the rudder hit the runway. Aircraft completed a 180 degree turn on the runway. Substantial aircraft damage and no injuries to the pilot. Seat pan distorted during the takeoff roll and caused the aileron push-pull tubes to bind under the pilot's seat.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOADED AN EIGHTY POUND BAG OF CEMENT INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT TO EVALUATE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WITH ADDITIONAL WEIGHT. DURING TAKEOFF PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE BINDING AND BECOMING VERY STIFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN THE AIR AND THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH FAILED. PROP HIT RUNWAY AND SHATTERED. TAILWHEEL ATTACHING BOLTS FAILED AND THE RUDDER HIT THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. SEAT PAN DISTORTED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND CAUSED THE AILERON PUSH-PULL TUBES TO BIND UNDER THE PILOT'S SEAT.

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 SEA05CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKlamath Falls, ORThe binding of the flaperon push pull tube due to deformation of the front seat, which resulted in a loss of control on takeoff initial climb and collision with the runway.Sep 12, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N852PG · 1

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

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