# Accident 20260119002369A: Mcdonald Frank G III KITFOX SERIES 7, Reno, NV, January 19, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONALD FRANK G III KITFOX SERIES 7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 50 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260119002369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KRTS AT 8:30 LOCAL ON RUNWAY 07 DIRT PLANNING TO FLY IN LOCAL AREA FOR 2-3 HOURS. HE INITIALLY FLEW 5 CLOSED PATTERNS ON RWY 07 DIRT WITH STOP AND GO LANDINGS, DEPARTING ON THE LEFT DOWNWIND TO THE W/NW. FOLLOWED THE VALLEY TO ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR SOME DIRT LANDINGS. EXECUTED A LANDING WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. TOOKOFF AND PLANNED ANOTHER LANDING TO THE SAME ZONE SETTING. ON SHORT FINAL/FLARE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO TOUCH DOWN IN THE SAME AREA ON THE PRIOR LANDING. HE SAW SEVERAL LARGE STICKS FROM BURNT BUSHES IN HIS PATH ALONG WITH A LARGE MOUND OF DIRT. PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND TO AVOID THE OBSTICALES. HE ADDED FULL POWER AND SLIGHTLY PULLED BACK TO FOLLOW THE TERRAIN UP AND OUT, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PERFORMANCE IN THE LOW ENERGY LANDING STATE. HE HAD A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN FOLLOWED BY HIS LEFT WINGTIP DROPPING, CONTACTING THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 180 DEGREES HORIZONTALLY. THE PROP STRUCK AND THEN THE GEAR LEG AND TAILWHEEL WERE PULLED OFF OF THE FUSELAGE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE DOOR AND WALKED AWAY. PILOT WALKED .5 MI TO A DIRT ROAD AND WAS PICKED UP BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL CARE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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