# Accident 20230327003859A: Keskimaki Charles A KITFOX, Rigby, ID, March 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2023, 19:20 local time
- Place: Rigby, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6438° N, 111.9282° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6438&lon=-111.9282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keskimaki Charles A KITFOX (registry code 05616KH, https://openairdocs.org/model/keskimaki-charles-a-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KESKIMAKI CHARLES A KITFOX
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,945 total, 8 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230327003859A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FOR A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. CFI FLEW IN RIGHT SEAT, THERE WERE NO BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. CFI TOOK CONTROLS FOR FIRST COUPLE LANDINGS, THEN LET STUDENT TAKE CONTROLS AFTER THAT. STUDENT COMPLETED 6 LANDINGS WITH LIMITED ISSUES. ON THE FINAL LANDING, STUDENT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ONTO THE TAIL WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED TO THE LEFT A LITTLE THE AGGRESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. CFI PUSHED LEFT PEDDLE AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CORRECT, BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY STRIKING A SMALL SNOW BANK. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERTURN UPSIDE DOWN. POWER AND FUEL WERE TURNED OFF AND CFI AND STUDENT EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

## 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 WPR23LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA144), Mar 27, 2023: Keskimaki Charles A Kitfox (N89CK), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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