# Incident 20130819016409I: Willyard William KITFOX CLASSIC IV, Jenison, MI, August 19, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2013, 12:23 local time
- Place: Jenison, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9019° N, 85.8273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jenison, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9019&lon=-85.8273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20736, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20736) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willyard William KITFOX CLASSIC IV (registry code 05608YQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/willyard-william-kitfox-classic-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLYARD WILLIAM KITFOX CLASSIC IV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 834 total, 410 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130819016409I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 19, 2013 AT 12:23 EST N20736, A KITFOX CLASSIC IV PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 AT RIVERVIEW AIRPORT (08C) IN JENISON, MI.  AFTER ROTATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BEST RATE OF CLIMB ATTITUDE THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE SEVERELY WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT APPLIED BOTH CARBURETOR HEAT AND ACTIVATED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP RESULTING IN NO CHANGE TO ENGINE PERFORMANCE.

THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 200 TO 250FT AGL AND WAS NO LONGER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN AND CONTACTED THE GROUND SOUTH WEST OF THE RUNWAY IN AN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS CONTACTING A SMALL HILL WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AT LOW SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL FIRST AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN A STAND OF TREES.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AS WELL AS ABRASION AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, AND EMPENNAGE.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS, 10SM VISIBILITY, AND A TEMPERATURE OF 24 DEGREES CELSIUS.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURY WAS SUSTAINED.

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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