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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylor D S/Fraser I KITFOX IV-1200 · Endicott, NY · April 12, 2016

Date
April 12, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place
Endicott, NY
Airport
Tri-Cities
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4084K
Reported as
Taylor D S/Fraser I Kitfox IV-1200
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 4/13/2016 at APPROXIMATELY1345Z N4084K, a kit fox IV-1200, departed from RUNWAY3 of czg on an instructional flight with a CFI and studentprivacy data omitted. Shortly after take off and at about 2/3 of the way down the runway and at approx.. 200-300 ft. the engine RPM decreased from 5300 RPM to 3000 RPM and was running rough. The CFI assumed control of the aircraft and attempted to return to land on the grass next to runway 3. The aircraft landed hard and the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest upright with the landing gear folded beneath it. Both occupants were uninjured and able to exit the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4/13/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY1345Z N4084K, A KIT FOX IV-1200, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY3 OF CZG ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A CFI AND STUDENT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF AND AT ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND AT APPROX.. 200-300 FT. THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED FROM 5300 RPM TO 3000 RPM AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE CFI ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LAND ON THE GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY 3. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED BENEATH IT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED AND ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.