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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cory Green KITFOX SERIES 7 STI · Hermiston, OR · March 30, 2024

Date
March 30, 2024 · 16:40 local
Place
Hermiston, OR
Airport
Hermiston Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N188CG
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA022
Reported as
Cory Green Kitfox Series 7 STI
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
944 total17 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was getting conventional gear training for endorsement. On takeoff roll on runway 23 in calm wind conditions, the pilot used forward stick to get the tail in the air. The aircraft then yawed right. The pilot overcorrected to the left and the aircraft departed the side of the runway. The instructor then took control of the stick and pulled the aircraft into the air. The student pulled power at that time and the aircraft sunk hard onto the ground. The right wheel broke, the aircraft flipped onto its back. The instructor and student successfully exited the aircraft through the cabin door.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS GETTING CONVENTIONAL GEAR TRAINING FOR ENDORSEMENT. ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 23 IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT USED FORWARD STICK TO GET THE TAIL IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN YAWED RIGHT. THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE STICK AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR. THE STUDENT PULLED POWER AT THAT TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT SUNK HARD ONTO THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WHEEL BROKE, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUCCESSFULLY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE CABIN DOOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.