# Accident 20050912020069A: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5, Klamath Falls, OR, September 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2005, 08:15 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1561° N, 121.7331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1561&lon=-121.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N852PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N852PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gleason Peter R SKY STAR KITFOX (registry code 05606N3, https://openairdocs.org/model/gleason-peter-r-sky-star-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSERIE5
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 32 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050912020069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA191), Sep 12, 2005: Gleason Sky Star Kitfox (N852PG), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N852PG (1)

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

- [Incident 20220319003959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319003959I), Mar 19, 2022: Gleason Peter R SKY STAR KITFOX (N852PG), Jekyll Island, GA, No damage. Aircraft N852PG flew from new york to Jekyll Island. During enroute the aircraft experienced a fuel starvation coindition. The pilot made an emergency landing…

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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