Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
NTSB analysis
The flight instructor of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the airplane swerved slightly to the left during landing roll on an instructional flight with a pilot receiving instruction at the controls. After the tailwheel touched the ground, the pilot receiving instruction attempted to control the left swerve with the right rudder. This resulted in the airplane veering to the right side of the runway and colliding with a snowbank. The airplane subsequently nosed over substantially damaging the fuselage, right wing strut and vertical stabilizer. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR23LA144 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 27, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Rigby, Idaho
- Nearest airport
- Rigby (U56)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
KITFOX
- N-number
- N89CK
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1990
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.