# Accident 20230119001289A: Mesafox LLC KITFOX, Orlando, FL, January 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International, Fl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4252° N, 81.3299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4252&lon=-81.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mesafox KITFOX (registry code 05640H5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mesafox-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESAFOX LLC KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,907 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230119001289A

## Narrative

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

AT 16:22Z AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A KITFOX AMPHIBIAN AMATEUR HOMEBUILT, PARKED AT SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CALLED ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL (MCO) GROUND CONTROL WEST FOR PERMISSION TO TAXI AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 18R VIA ALPHA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED NORTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAMP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ANGLED TOWARD TAXIWAY ALPHA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THEN HIT WITH A SEVERE WIND FROM THE SOUTH CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND SEVERALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA23LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA116), Jan 19, 2023: Mesafox Kitfox (N915KF), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with the jet blast of another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s left wing.

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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