Narrative:

Forced landing kitfox. After preflight checks and normal runup, takeoff was made from runway 5 at W32. All engine indications normal at start of roll. Experienced power loss about 350 ft AGL. Opted to turn back to airport as area was plowed fields, trees, power lines and gravel pit. Made left turn with engine putting out some power and headed back to runway on a heading of about 200 degrees. Reached runway at about mid point and turned right to line up. Quartering right tailwind of +/-13 KTS complicated line-up as altitude and airspeed were now about used up. Contacted runway on centerline with right wing low. Still had some left drift and not enough time to correct before aircraft contacted runway. Sideloading from drift failed right main gear and aircraft rotated 120 degrees right while sliding and came to rest still on centerline. No injury to pilot and no damage to property. Removed aircraft from runway and secured in hangar. Checked far/aim for notification requirements and while still not sure if mandated, called NTSB to report. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the right landing gear broke off when touching down drifting with a 13 KTS tailwind and the propeller broke after contacting the runway. He did report this incident to NTSB and was advised that this incident would be classified as an incident and not an accident due to only minor damage. He has still not learned of the exact cause of the engine failure since it has not yet been torn down for inspection. He has already replaced the engine with a new model of the same type (rotex 912S) engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR BUILT KITFOX, EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE AT 350 FT AFTER TKOF AND TURNED BACK TO MAKE A FORCED LNDG ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY ON WHICH HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF.

Narrative: FORCED LNDG KITFOX. AFTER PREFLT CHKS AND NORMAL RUNUP, TKOF WAS MADE FROM RWY 5 AT W32. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL AT START OF ROLL. EXPERIENCED PWR LOSS ABOUT 350 FT AGL. OPTED TO TURN BACK TO ARPT AS AREA WAS PLOWED FIELDS, TREES, PWR LINES AND GRAVEL PIT. MADE L TURN WITH ENG PUTTING OUT SOME PWR AND HEADED BACK TO RWY ON A HDG OF ABOUT 200 DEGS. REACHED RWY AT ABOUT MID POINT AND TURNED R TO LINE UP. QUARTERING R TAILWIND OF +/-13 KTS COMPLICATED LINE-UP AS ALT AND AIRSPD WERE NOW ABOUT USED UP. CONTACTED RWY ON CTRLINE WITH R WING LOW. STILL HAD SOME L DRIFT AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO CORRECT BEFORE ACFT CONTACTED RWY. SIDELOADING FROM DRIFT FAILED R MAIN GEAR AND ACFT ROTATED 120 DEGS R WHILE SLIDING AND CAME TO REST STILL ON CTRLINE. NO INJURY TO PLT AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. REMOVED ACFT FROM RWY AND SECURED IN HANGAR. CHKED FAR/AIM FOR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND WHILE STILL NOT SURE IF MANDATED, CALLED NTSB TO RPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE R LNDG GEAR BROKE OFF WHEN TOUCHING DOWN DRIFTING WITH A 13 KTS TAILWIND AND THE PROP BROKE AFTER CONTACTING THE RWY. HE DID RPT THIS INCIDENT TO NTSB AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS INCIDENT WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. HE HAS STILL NOT LEARNED OF THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ENG FAILURE SINCE IT HAS NOT YET BEEN TORN DOWN FOR INSPECTION. HE HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE ENG WITH A NEW MODEL OF THE SAME TYPE (ROTEX 912S) ENG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.