# Incident 20060609010309I: Amtr KITFOX, North Pole, AK, June 9, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2006, 16:15 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7592° N, 147.3876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (95Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7592&lon=-147.3876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner David W KITFOX (registry code 05618N9, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-david-w-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 294 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060609010309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT OPERATED IN THE AIR DOING PRACTICE MANEUVERS AND TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS THEN WENT DOWN FOR THE FINAL LANDING WHEN THE PILOT THINKS HE RAN INTO A CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION AT ABOUT 10 FEET FROM TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N996DG (1)

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

- [Accident 20020914024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020914024669A), Sep 14, 2002: Amtr KITFOX (N996DG), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after take-off engine lost power due to unknown reasons. Pilot suspects possible failure of one of two carburetors. Pilot landed…

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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