# Accident 20240330003339A: Cory Green KITFOX SERIES 7 STI, Hermiston, OR, March 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2024, 16:40 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8287° N, 119.2604° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8287&lon=-119.2604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cory Green KITFOX SERIES 7 STI (registry code 05639YI, https://openairdocs.org/model/cory-green-kitfox-series-7-sti) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CORY GREEN KITFOX SERIES 7 STI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 17 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240330003339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA022), Mar 31, 2024: Cory Green Kitfox Series 7 STI (N188CG), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was 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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