# Accident 20231104017719A: Jacko Victor W KITFOX SERIES 5, Rigby, ID, November 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rigby, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4849° N, 111.7610° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4849&lon=-111.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88VJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88VJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jacko Victor W KITFOX SERIES 5 (registry code 05613J0, https://openairdocs.org/model/jacko-victor-w-kitfox-series-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACKO VICTOR W KITFOX SERIES 5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231104017719A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMEBR 4, 2023 AN EXPERIMENTAL KITFOX WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE STICK TO BRING THE TAIL DOWN WHILE ALSO USING HEAVY BRAKING.THE BRAKING CAUDED THE AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETELY STOP AND FLIP OVER. NTSB HAS DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA027), Nov 4, 2023: Kitfox S5 (N88VJ), Ririe, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a 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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