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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Meyer Burton KITFOX MODEL 4-1200 · Morris, IL · April 3, 2019

Date: April 3, 2019 · 13:30 local
Place: Morris, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76TK
Reported as: Meyer Burton Kitfox Model 4-1200
Reported engine: ROTAX UNKNOWN
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total10 in this make and model

N76TKRegistered now · Meyer Burton KITFOX MODEL 4-1200S/N 1864 · Built 2002 Airframe modelMeyer Burton KITFOX MODEL 4-1200 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The pilot of N76TK, an amphibious experimental amateur built Kitfox, was reported to have been practicing repeated ?touch-and-gos? On a private cooling lake for a power plant near Morris, IL before switching to landing on the Illinois river. After switching to the Illinois river, the airplane flipped over on landing. The pilot and one passenger were able to exit the aircraft and climb onto the floats. Neither occupant was injured, and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose and wings.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N76TK, AN AMPHIBIOUS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT KITFOX, WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN PRACTICING REPEATED ?TOUCH-AND-GOS? ON A PRIVATE COOLING LAKE FOR A POWER PLANT NEAR MORRIS, IL BEFORE SWITCHING TO LANDING ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER. AFTER SWITCHING TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND CLIMB ONTO THE FLOATS. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND WINGS.