- Date
- October 12, 2014, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nampa, ID
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N725KAFoxair Kitfox Light Sport
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 2015
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Case key
- 90244
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Probable cause
The instructor's inadequate supervision and the student's failure to maintain directional control.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that the student had landed the airplane on the runway when it unexpectedly veered to the left approximately 20 degrees. The CFI called for power, instructing the student to abort the landing. The student applied full power and the airplane started to get airborne when it suddenly nosed over. The CFI stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Factual narrative
The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that the student had landed the airplane on the runway when it unexpectedly veered to the left approximately 20 degrees. The CFI called for power, instructing the student to abort the landing. The student applied full power and the airplane started to get airborne when it suddenly nosed over. The CFI stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N725KA
- Reported as
- Foxair Kitfox Light Sport (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- KA11242203
- Built
- 2012
- Airframe hours
- 1,294.6
- Engine
- Rotax 914UL, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 2014
- Departed
- KBOI · Boise, ID
- Destination
- KMAN · Nampa, ID
- Airport
- KMAN · Nampa Municipal, runway 29, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 62
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- September 24, 2014
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 3,198 total · 43 in this make and model
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 63
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 30 total · 30 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- KMAN
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 16, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 916 KB in all.