# Accident 20070811018489A: Amtr KITFOXV, Silverdale, WA, August 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2007, 14:55 local time
- Place: Silverdale, WA
- Airport: Apex Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6569° N, 122.7331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6569&lon=-122.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mapes Donald Joel KITFOX V (registry code 05620O5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mapes-donald-joel-kitfox-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 54 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811018489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) KITFOX V, N422NL, WAS LANDING AT APEX AIRPORT IN SILVERDALE, WA. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THEN ADDED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPART. THE AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED, STALLED, AND MADE A FINAL HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA07CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA227), Aug 11, 2007: Mapes Kitfox V (N422NL), Silverdale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to terrain impact.

## Other reports on N422NL (1)

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

- [Incident 20250108000049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250108000049I), Jan 8, 2025: Mapes, Donald Joel KITFOX V (N422NL), Port Orchard, Minor damage. On water landing, aircraft immediately nosed over and came to rest upside down.

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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