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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kitfox S7 Supersport · Kanab, UT · September 4, 2017

Date: September 4, 2017 · 13:10 local
Place: Kanab, UT
Airport: Kanab
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N682PS
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA517
Reported as: Kitfox S7 Supersport
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 658 total128 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N682PSRegistered now · Jeff Jardine KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORTS/N KA12244242 · Built 2013 Airframe modelJeff Jardine KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Came in to land with a slight amount of crab during touchdown. Aircraft went to left end of runway quickly. Added power and lifted off, aircraft drifted left off runway with not enough power to climb and settled into brush. Pilot reduced power, wing dipped and caught brush and spun aircraft backwards. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft to injuries. No fire.

As the FAA filed it

CAME IN TO LAND WITH A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF CRAB DURING TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT WENT TO LEFT END OF RUNWAY QUICKLY. ADDED POWER AND LIFTED OFF, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY WITH NOT ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB AND SETTLED INTO BRUSH. PILOT REDUCED POWER, WING DIPPED AND CAUGHT BRUSH AND SPUN AIRCRAFT BACKWARDS. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT TO INJURIES. NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA17CA517Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKanab, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the airplane’s subsequent failure to attain a climb rate during an attempted go-around in high-density altitude conditions.Sep 4, 2017 · Substantial damage