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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · May George F JR KITFOX MODEL III · Old Town, ME · April 25, 2022

Date
April 25, 2022 · 10:50 local
Place
Old Town, ME
Airport
Dewitt Field Old Town Municipa
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12GM
Reported as
May George F JR Kitfox Model III
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
640 total6 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot stated that he was landing on runway 30 and made a normal three point landing in his tailwheel aircraft. It was one of his best landings he noted. Winds were 3 to 4 knots. Weather was not a contributing factor. Aircraft swerved to the left upon touchdown. The pilot tried to correct by initiating a go around with full power and right rudder which caused the aircraft to turn to the right he stated. Aircraft went off the runway and across the grass with no gain in altitude on the go around, striking a PAPI light for runway 22. Main gear was folded back and propeller was sheared, causing the aircraft to stop and come to a rest on the edge of runway 22 pavement and the grass.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AND MADE A NORMAL THREE POINT LANDING IN HIS TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. IT WAS ONE OF HIS BEST LANDINGS HE NOTED. WINDS WERE 3 TO 4 KNOTS. WEATHER WAS NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY INITIATING A GO AROUND WITH FULL POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT HE STATED. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND ACROSS THE GRASS WITH NO GAIN IN ALTITUDE ON THE GO AROUND, STRIKING A PAPI LIGHT FOR RUNWAY 22. MAIN GEAR WAS FOLDED BACK AND PROPELLER WAS SHEARED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP AND COME TO A REST ON THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 22 PAVEMENT AND THE GRASS.