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FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 · Eagle River, WI · May 6, 2008

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Date
May 6, 2008 · 14:15 local
Place
Eagle River, WI
Airport
Eagle River Union
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1003Z
Reported as
Amtr KITFOXSERIE5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total45 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N1003ZRegistered now · Good G C/Good M J KITFOX SERIES 5S/N S-95060136 · Built 1997Airframe modelGood G C/Good M J KITFOX SERIES 5Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) When attempting his first water landing the pilot stated that on touch down the aircraft decelerated rapidly and the left wing sustained minor damage from striking the water. He was ejected from the aircraft and sustained a minor cut to the head. (Apparently was not wearing seatbelt or shoulder harness). Aircraft circled slowly on its own until it struck the shore. Minor damage to the right wing occured when tree was struck.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST WATER LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM STRIKING THE WATER. HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT TO THE HEAD. (APPARENTLY WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT OR SHOULDER HARNESS). AIRCRAFT CIRCLED SLOWLY ON ITS OWN UNTIL IT STRUCK THE SHORE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OCCURED WHEN TREE WAS STRUCK.