# Accident 20090325003929A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Oakdale, CA, March 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7564° N, 120.8003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7564&lon=-120.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N392JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N392JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcgregor Robert M KITFOX III (registry code 05620UQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcgregor-robert-m-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582LC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 779 total, 265 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090325003929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA183), Mar 25, 2009: Denny Aerocraft Kitfox III (N392JJ), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions.

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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