# Incident 20161112020969I: Thomas R Livermore KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, Kernville, CA, November 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2016, 07:50 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7282° N, 118.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KERN VALLEY (L05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7282&lon=-118.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas R Livermore KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT (registry code 05635CC, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-r-livermore-kitfox-s7-supersport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS R LIVERMORE KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,069 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161112020969I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING AND FAMILIARIZING HIMSELF WITH THE HIGH SPEED HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS AIRCRAFT. WHILE MANEUVERING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN AN UNMAINTAINED AREA BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NO INTENTION TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT DURING HIS PRACTICE SESSION, ONLY TO PERFORM GROUND OPERATIONS.

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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