# NTSB CEN20CA106: Kitfox 57 Super Sport, N92MH, Kosciusko, MS, February 28, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 28, 2020, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Kosciusko, MS - Coordinates: 33.057498, -89.587501 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0575&lon=-89.5875&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 29, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 101014 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA106 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101014/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101014 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA106 ## Probable cause The pilot's lifting off with the airplane at a high of angle of attack, which resulted in aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05631NA), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, he lost "lateral" control when he overcorrected to the left. The airplane subsequently lifted off at too high of an angle of attack, stalled, and impacted terrain left of the runway. The fuselage just forward of the empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he lost lateral control when he overcorrected to the left. The airplane lifted off at too high of an angle of attack, stalled, and impacted terrain to the left of the runway. There was extensive buckling of the fuselage just forward of the empennage. The pilot attributed the accident to "low time tailwheel pilot error." The pilot reported he had logged 110 hours in tailwheel airplanes performing takeoffs and landings, 64 hours of which were in the accident airplane. He added, "Additional tailwheel takeoff experience would have prevented the accident." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N92MH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92MH), registered now, S/N KA11128197 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Kitfox 57 Super Sport - Registry model: [James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-d-miller-james-n-hunter-kitfox-model-7-super) (registry code 05631NA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: KA11128197 - Year built: 2012 - Airframe hours: 492 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 20, 2019 - Departed: KOSX, Kosciusko, MS - Destination: KGWO, Greenwood, MS - Airport: OSX, Kosciusko-Attala County, runway 32, 5,009 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 20, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 281 total, 18 in this make and model, 242 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; age 70; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 13, 2019; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 5,176 total, 1 in this make and model, 5,019 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200228003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228003779A), Feb 28, 2020: James D Miller/James N Hunter KITFOX MODEL 7 SUPER, Kosciusko, MS, Substantial damage. Kosciusko, MS (osx): N92MH, FOX57, osx-gwo, during takeoff from runway 32, pilot lost directional control then experienced a stall and impacted the ground nose… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 7, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101014. 10.9 MB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident-Incident Report (item 1, .PDF, 10.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482058&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident-Incident%20Report-Master.PDF - Report Photos (item 2, .PDF, 437 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40482059&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Report%20Photos-Master.PDF 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. 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