# Accident 20171005016119A: Ultralight America SPITFIRE II, Camarillo, CA, October 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2017, 17:50 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2918A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2918A-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultralight America SPITFIRE II (registry code 05901IA, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultralight-america-spitfire-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRALIGHT AMERICA SPITFIRE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171005016119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH & GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATION AND POLICE ACTIVITY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT.

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, STRIKING THE ROOF OF A HANGAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GRAVEL DRAINAGE AREA.

## 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 GAA18CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA002), Oct 6, 2017: Ultralight America Spitfire II (N2918A), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to track the runway centerline during an attempted go-around, which resulted in impact with a hangar.

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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