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FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOX III · Oakdale, CA · March 25, 2009

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Date
March 25, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place
Oakdale, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N392JJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA183
Reported as
Amtr Kitfoxiii
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582LC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
779 total265 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N392JJRegistered now · Mcgregor Robert M KITFOX IIIS/N 1146Airframe modelMcgregor Robert M KITFOX IIIEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Takeoff was initiated from runway 28 with ailerons adjusted to compensate for a right crosswind and was normal until just after liftoff (at approx. 5' AGL) when the plane was swept off the runway to the left by a sudden unexpected crosswind from the right (northwest)at Oakdale, CA are channeled by two adjacent rows of t-hangars running north/south on the north side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED FROM RUNWAY 28 WITH AILERONS ADJUSTED TO COMPENSATE FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND WAS NORMAL UNTIL JUST AFTER LIFTOFF (AT APPROX. 5' AGL) WHEN THE PLANE WAS SWEPT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT BY A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT (NORTHWEST)AT OAKDALE, CA ARE CHANNELED BY TWO ADJACENT ROWS OF T-HANGARS RUNNING NORTH/SOUTH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOakdale, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions.Mar 25, 2009 · Substantial damage