# Accident 20200623009109A: Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT, St Anthony, ID, June 23, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2020, 21:04 local time
- Place: St Anthony, ID
- Airport: Stanford Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9467° N, 111.6922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9467&lon=-111.6922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338RW-2023-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT (registry code 05632H0, https://openairdocs.org/model/chad-lewis-kitfox-super-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAD LEWIS KITFOX SUPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,233 total, 185 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200623009109A

## Narrative

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

AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE CFI RATED PIC ALLOWED THE SPORT PILOT RATED PASSENGER TO TAKE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKE OFF, AND THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS TO TRY TO LAND.  HE FELT HEAVY RESISTANCE ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND WHERE HE WANTED IT.  IT ENDED UP IN A GRAVEL PIT, WITH THE AIRCRAFT BEING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE CFI RATED PILOT STATED HE BELIEVES THE OTHER PILOT WAS STILL TRYING TO FLY THE AIRPLANE, WHICH CREATED THE RESISTANCE ENCOUNTERED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.

THE CFI RATED PILOT RECALLS TELLING THE OTHER PILOT THAT HE HAD THE CONTROLS BUT CANNOT RECALL IF THE OTHER PILOT RESPONDED.  THE ENTIRE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN UNDER 10 SECONDS.

THE SPORT PILOT RATED PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE FELT THE CONTROLS GET STIFF AND THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT TO LINE UP THE WAY HE WANTED.  HE DID NOT MENTION HEARING THE OTHER PILOT SAY HE HAD THE CONTROLS. IT IS LIKELY THE TWO PILOTS WERE INTERFERING WITH EACH OTHERS CONTROL INPUTS DURING THE CRITICAL MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT.

NO VIOLATION OCCURRED DURING THIS ACCIDENT.  PILOT COUNSELING WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE PIC.

## 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 WPR20CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA231), Jun 23, 2020: Chad Lewis Kitfox Super Sport (N338RW), St Anthony, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion, contact with the airport perimeter fence, and subsequent nose over.

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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