# Accident 20180211006479A: Oliver Lawrence R KITFOX IV 1200, Carson City, NV, February 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2018, 12:40 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76478-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oliver Lawrence R KITFOX IV 1200 (registry code 05626HJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/oliver-lawrence-r-kitfox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLIVER LAWRENCE R KITFOX IV 1200
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,391 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180211006479A

## Narrative

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

THE CFI REPORTED UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT THE CFI ADVISED THE STUDENT THAT THE WINDS WERE NOT GOOD FOR FLIGHT.  SINCE THIS WAS A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT, THEY DECIDED TO DO TAXI ONLY TO GET A FEEL OF HOW THE AIRCRAFT IS CONTROLLED ON THE GROUND.  THE STUDENT INITIALLY APPLIED TO MUCH POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LURCHED FORWARD TOWARD A DITCH. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL, WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE, AND FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN.  WHEN RETURNING TO LAND THE STUDENT DID NOT APPEAR IN CONTROL SO THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED THE LANDING ENDING UP IN THE SAGEBRUSH WHERE THE LEFT GEAR BROKE CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ENDED UP ON THE NOSE.

## 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 GAA18CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA123), Feb 11, 2018: Oliver Lawrence R Kitfox IV 1200 (N76478), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and lateral control during the go-around in gusting crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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