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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Kitfox · Emporia, KS · June 29, 2009

Date: June 29, 2009 · 21:15 local
Place: Emporia, KS
Airport: Emporia Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N912KS
Reported as: Amtr Kitfox
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total200 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On June 29, 2009 the pilot was performing touch and go's at the Emporia airport. On the third take off the engine stopped making power. With limited power and with attempts to avoid the highway, a golf course, trees, and power lines, the pilot was able to land the aircraft just north of the airport runway. The main landing gear collapsed after landing and the prop then struck the ground with the engine running. Cause of the gear collapse was due to the surface not being level and the left gear first touched on a terrace. The aircraft was released to the owner and moved into a hangar on the airport. With this report ICE0720090038 is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2009 THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT THE EMPORIA AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD TAKE OFF THE ENGINE STOPPED MAKING POWER. WITH LIMITED POWER AND WITH ATTEMPTS TO AVOID THE HIGHWAY, A GOLF COURSE, TREES, AND POWER LINES, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT JUST NORTH OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING AND THE PROP THEN STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE WAS DUE TO THE SURFACE NOT BEING LEVEL AND THE LEFT GEAR FIRST TOUCHED ON A TERRACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER AND MOVED INTO A HANGAR ON THE AIRPORT. WITH THIS REPORT ICE0720090038 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.