Jeff Jardine KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT N682PS

Summary

On 4 September 2017 at about 20:00 local time, a Jeff Jardine KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT registered N682PS was involved in an accident near Kanab, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 2017 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kanab, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Kanab Muni (KNB)

Coordinates

37.0106, -112.5314

Aircraft

Jeff Jardine KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT

Registration

N682PS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kanab → Kanab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA517

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the airplane’s subsequent failure to attain a climb rate during an attempted go-around in high-density altitude conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after a local flight, during touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, and he applied full power to go around. He added that the airplane became airborne, drifted to the left over brush, and then started to sink because the airplane "did not have enough airspeed to maintain flight." Subsequently, the airplane settled into the brush about 50 ft left of the runway. The left wing struck the ground, and the airplane spun 180° to a stop. The left wing and aileron sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station 23 nautical miles southwest of the accident site reported, about the time of the accident, wind from 320° at 12 knots, gusting to 15 knots, temperature 100°F (38°C), dewpoint 41°F (5°C), and barometric setting of 30.15 inches of mercury. The calculated density altitude was 8,352 ft. According to the Federal Aviation Administration density altitude Koch Chart, the airplane would likely have experienced a 72% decrease in the normal climb rate.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.