# Accident 20060426005189A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Lewiston, ID, April 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2006, 09:26 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Airport: Lewiston-Nez Perce County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3744° N, 117.0153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3744&lon=-117.0153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ELY John KITFOX III (registry code 05618P7, https://openairdocs.org/model/ely-john-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 2 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060426005189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ PURCHASED THIS KITFOX III LAST FALL AND WAS TAKING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA^ TO SATISFY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. BOTH PILOTS WERE INTERVIEWS SEPARATELY AND GAVE COLLABORATING ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCIDENT. EACH PILOT BELIEVES THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE ON RUNWAY 11 AT LEWISTON, ID. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS THE SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ BECAME AWARE OF A RUNWAY/TAXIWAY MARKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ BECAME CONCERNED THAT HE MAY COLLIDE WITH THE MARKER AND APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE RIGHT DRIFT AND PREVENT THE COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY MARKER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ OVERCORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND SLID UNDER THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE LEFT LOWER LONGERON AND TEARING THE FABRIC IN THAT AREA ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD NO BRAKES ON THE RIGHT PILOT POSITION AND COULD NOT ACCESS THE THROTTLE BECAUSE THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ HAD HIS HAND ON THE THROTTLE. ^PRIVACY DATA^ INDICATED THAT THE PILOT^PRIVACY D^ WAS SLOW TO RETARD THE THROTTLE DURING THE GROUND LOOP POSSIBLY DUE TO A VERNIER TYPE THROTTLE CONTROL.

## 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 SEA06CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA089), Apr 26, 2006: Ely Kitfox III (N91JE), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll from an aborted takeoff. Excessive use of the rudder to control the airplane, the subsequent inadvertent ground loop, and the inadequate…

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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