# Incident 20230527007559I: Gotschall Bruce KITFOX SERIES V, Yakima, WA, May 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2023, 13:16 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5682° N, 120.5441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YAKIMA AIR TRML/MCALLISTER FLD (YKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5682&lon=-120.5441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gotschall Bruce KITFOX SERIES V (registry code 05617EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/gotschall-bruce-kitfox-series-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C (registry code 42397, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOTSCHALL BRUCE KITFOX SERIES V
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 31 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527007559I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 27 AND MADE A GROUND LOOP, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

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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