Dusseau KITFOX N20TZ

Summary

On 11 September 2003 at about 00:15 local time, a Dusseau KITFOX registered N20TZ, operated by Paul D. Dale, was involved in an accident near Nikiski, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 September 2003 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Nikiski, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Arness Lake Airstrip (6Z1)

Coordinates

60.6333, -151.3000

Aircraft

Dusseau KITFOX

Registration

N20TZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul D. Dale

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nikiski → Nikiski

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC03LA112

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an overrun during the emergency landing, and subsequent nose over in swampy terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that after takeoff, as he climbed the experimental/homebuilt airplane to about 1,200 feet above the ground, the engine began to misfire, and he elected to return to the departure airstrip. As the flight entered the traffic pattern for landing, he retarded the throttle to begin his approach, and all engine power was lost. During the emergency approach to the 1,740 foot long gravel-covered airstrip, he inadvertently flew further down the airstrip than planned. After touchdown, he was unable to stop his landing roll before reaching the end of the airstrip. The airplane subsequently rolled down an embankment, into an area of swampy, soft terrain, and nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot did not indicate what precipitated the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.