# Accident 20170808010329A: King John E Jr KITFOX SERIES 6, Reno, NV, August 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2017, 12:20 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno-Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6681° N, 119.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6681&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993JK-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: King John E JR KITFOX SERIES 6 (registry code 056118K, https://openairdocs.org/model/king-john-e-jr-kitfox-series-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KING JOHN E JR KITFOX SERIES 6
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170808010329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA478), Aug 8, 2017: King John E JR Kitfox (N993JK), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in variable wind conditions.

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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