# Accident 20170718010749A: Salerno Kenneth G Jr KITFOX SERIES 7, Owyhee Reservoi, OR, July 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2017, 14:33 local time
- Place: Owyhee Reservoi, OR
- Airport: Owyhee Reservoir State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4247° N, 117.3456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4247&lon=-117.3456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Salerno Kenneth G JR KITFOX SERIES 7 (registry code 056127O, https://openairdocs.org/model/salerno-kenneth-g-jr-kitfox-series-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SALERNO KENNETH G JR KITFOX SERIES 7
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,315 total, 325 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170718010749A

## Narrative

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

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING OCCURRENCE TAKEN FROM BLOCK 5 OF THE 8020-9:

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART 28U. PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED.

PILOT'S NARRATIVE HISTORY (DESCRIPTION)OF FLIGHT AS REPORTED ON PAGE 9 OF THE NTSB PILOT/OPERATOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT:

DEPARTED CALDWELL IDAHO (EUL) DIRECT TO VALE OREGON (S49) DIRECT TO OWYHEE RESERVOIR STATE (28U). TALKED TO TWO CAMPERS FOR 20 MINUTES THEN DECIDED TO DEPART. RUNWAY WAS DIRT, GRAVEL & WEEDS WITH NOTICABLE RUTTS AT ONE END. WHEN I STARTED THE RUN FOR TAKEOFF ON THE LEFT SIDE, I CAME OVER A HUMP BEFORE THE AIRPLANE WAS READY TO FLY AND BOUNCED, CAME DOWN AND TIRE HIT RUT AND SHOT TOWARDS SAGEBRUSH. I DIDN'T CORRECT DIRECTION PROPERLY, TRIED TO GET OFF THE GROUND EARLY AND THEN WHEELS HIT THE SAGEBRUSH AND FLIPPED OVER. THIS WAS AROUND 1330-1345 MDT. AIRPLANE STILL INTACT, HAVE PICTURES IF NEEDED.

CASUAL OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

PILOT MENTIONED IN OUR CONVERSATION HE SHOULD NOT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE LAST 100 FEET OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE DEEP RUTS.

COMMENTS:

NONE

RECOMMENDATIONS:

REEVALUATE RUNWAY CONDITIONS BEFORE BEGINNING TAKEOFF ROLL.

I AM RECOMMENDING FACE TO FACE COUNSELING WITH AN OPERATIONS ASI WITH EMPHASIS ON TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONS TO (LANDING) AND FROM (TAKEOFF) UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIPS.

## 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 GAA17CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA424), Jul 18, 2017: Salerno Kenneth G JR Kitfox Series 7 (N702KF), Owyhee, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a rough, dirt airstrip.

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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