# Accident 20190830011579A: Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532, Nampa, ID, August 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2019, 08:37 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5756° N, 116.5206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5756&lon=-116.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532 (registry code 05612XQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-kenneth-j-kitfox-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALL KENNETH J KITFOX 532
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,203 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011579A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 30, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0837 HOURS LOCAL, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT KENNETH J HALL KITFOX MODEL 532 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11 AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING AT NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MAN), NAMPA, IDAHO. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (EUL), CALDWELL, IDAHO. THE PRIVATE PILOT / PIC WAS UNINJURED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PIC STATED THE TAILWHEEL DEVELOPED A SEVERE SHIMMY RIGHT AT TAKEOFF FROM CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK. THE PIC AND WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AT NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE PIC STATED THE TAILWHEEL SUFFERED A SEVERE SHIMMY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE PIC STATED HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. TIRE MARKS AND PROPELLER BLADE STRIKE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE SUPPORT THE PILOT'S STATEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE, AND APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END, OF RUNWAY 11. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE TUBING STRUCTURE, BENT LIFT STRUTS ON THE RIGHT WING, WOODEN PROPELLER BLADE SPLINTERING, LOWER COWL SCRAPING, DENTED PROPELLER SPINNER AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 WPR19TA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA248), Aug 30, 2019: Hall Kitfox (N87TJ), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner's improper installation of the tailwheel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing as a result of severe tailwheel vibrations.

## Other reports on N87TJ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970222001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222001789A), Feb 22, 1997: Amtr KITFOX532 (N87TJ), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that he had 'monitored the weather at Billings' (located 5 NM south of the crash site). Winds at Billings near the time of the accident…
- [Accident 19950822047039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822047039A), Aug 22, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N87TJ), Pompeys Pillar, MT, Substantial damage. Unable to lift from wheat stubble strip. Aborted late. Ran off end into ditch. Flipped over. Near gross weight.

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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