# Accident 20051005026369A: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5, La Porte, TX, October 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6708° N, 95.0642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6708&lon=-95.0642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40120-2009-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harms Robert M KIT FOX SERIES 5 (registry code 05614CU, https://openairdocs.org/model/harms-robert-m-kit-fox-series-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSERIE5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 36 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051005026369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 12 AT LA PORTE AIRPORT (T41), LA PORTE, TEXAS IN THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DA^ HOME BUILT KIT FOX CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING OUT BOARD SECTION. NEITHER THE PILOT OR INSTRUCTOR WERE INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH WIND BLOWING 150 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE.

## 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 DFW06CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA003), Oct 5, 2005: Harms KitFox Series 5 (N40120), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed on takeoff, which resulted in two hard landings and subsequent loss of control.

## Other reports on N40120 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080602834239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080602834239A), Jun 2, 2008: Amtr KITFOXV (N40120), La Porte, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) At 1415 on June 2, 2008 VFR conditions partly cloudy, with wind 12 knots from 180 a certificated experimental aircraft, kit fox, serial number…

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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