# NTSB WPR20CA231: Chad Lewis Kitfox Super Sport, N338RW, St Anthony, ID, June 23, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 22, 2020, 21:00 local (Jun 23, 2020, 03:00 UTC) - Place: St Anthony, ID - Coordinates: 43.946666, -111.692222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9467&lon=-111.6922&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 101648 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101648/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101648 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA231 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion, contact with the airport perimeter fence, and subsequent nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05632H0), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05632H0), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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) (defining event); cases with it: [Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05632H0), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The tailwheel-equipped airplane veered to the right and exited the side of the runway into an alfalfa field during an attempted takeoff. The airplane subsequently went through the airport perimeter fence, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N338RW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338RW-2023-03-14), registration cancelled 2023-03-14, S/N KA09119159, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CHAD LEWIS KITFOX SUPER SPORT - Registry model: [Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/chad-lewis-kitfox-super-sport) (registry code 05632H0) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: KA09119159 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 309 - Engines: Rotax 912 ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bushwhacked LLC - Registered owner: Bushwhacked LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 26, 2020, 49 hours before - Departed: U12, St Anthony, ID - Destination: U12, St Anthony, ID - Airport: U12, Stanford Field, runway 22, 4,500 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 2, 2018; seat: right; flight hours: 5,233 total, 185 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 130° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KRXE, 9 nm away ## 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 20200623009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200623009109A), Jun 23, 2020: Chad Lewis KITFOX SUPER SPORT, St Anthony, ID, Substantial damage. After flying for about 30 minutes, the CFI rated PIC allowed the sport pilot rated passenger to take off. The aircraft started to drift off the runway during… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101648. 15.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 15.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10054887&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20231_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photo (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 913 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10054758&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20231_Redacted-Rel.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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