# Incident 20200706007539I: Kjelsrud Gary KITFOX, Pahrump, NV, July 6, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2020, 06:50 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Airport: Calvada Meadows
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2721° N, 115.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALVADA MEADOWS (74P), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2721&lon=-115.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kjelsrud Gary KITFOX (registry code 056161V, https://openairdocs.org/model/kjelsrud-gary-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KJELSRUD GARY KITFOX
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200706007539I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING FAST TAXI PROCEDURES ON RUNWAY 15.  WHEN HE ADDED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND CROSSED OVER THE TAXIWAY INTO THE DIRT HITTING SEVERAL SMALL BUSH'S CAUSING A GROUND LOOP.  THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC ON LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE,  AND FABRIC ON THE RIGHT WING.  DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND LEFT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N605GK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240510012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240510012939A), May 10, 2024: Kjelsrud Gary KITFOX (N605GK), Powell, WY, Substantial damage. Kitfox ii was attempting to take off from grass field on private property. Pilot applied full power and lifted off 300 ft into take off roll. Engine made two…

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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