# Accident 20061111029649A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Southwestranche, FL, November 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2006, 14:19 local time
- Place: Southwestranche, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0000° N, 80.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0000&lon=-80.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727PD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 22 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061111029649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2006, ABOUT 1419 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A WINTER J.T./JOHNSON KITFOX III EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE, N727PD, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, HAD THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCE AIRCRAFT VIBRATIONS IN-FLIGHT, AND THE CREW MADE A FORCED LANDING IN SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SOUTHWEST RANCHES, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1330. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO OPERATE "BADLY", AND WHOLE AIRPLANE VIBRATED INTENSELY. HE SAID THAT THEY FLEW AWAY FROM THE POPULATED RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE AREA OF A LANDFILL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA07LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA013), Nov 11, 2006: Winter J.T/Johnson Kitfox III (N727PD), Southwest Ranch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/builder's improper maintenance/installation of the propeller which resulted in a propeller blade coming loose and separating from the hub.

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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