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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · King John E JR KITFOX SERIES 6 · Reno, NV · August 8, 2017

Date
August 8, 2017 · 12:20 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno-Stead
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N993JK
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA478
Reported as
King John E JR Kitfox Series 6
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total45 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated he was practicing landings in his experimental kit fox aircraft. After touch down on runway 8, the aircraft veered to the right and the pilot failed to arrest the aircraft swing resulting in a ground looped and there was substantial damage sustained to the airframe tubing.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL KIT FOX AIRCRAFT. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 8, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT FAILED TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT SWING RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOPED AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRFRAME TUBING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.