# Accident 20110125000579A: Culver Glen KITFOX III, Terlingua, TX, January 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2011, 12:15 local time
- Place: Terlingua, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3277° N, 103.5984° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3277&lon=-103.5984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947RG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CULVER GLEN KITFOX III
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110125000579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 25, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215CST, N947RG, A HOME BUILT GLENN CULVER KITFOX III, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (3TE8) IN TERLINGUA, TEXAS.  RECORDS INCATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED BY THE OWNER ON JANUARY 20, 2011, FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL JUST BEFORE RAISING THE TAIL THE NOSE VEERED LEFT AND THE PILOT FAILED TO APPLY ADEQUATE FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE RESULTANT INERTIAL FORCE DEFLECTED THE WING UPWARD CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING.STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING ADJACENT TO THE WINGTIP.  THERE WAS ALSO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT FUSELAGE AFT OF THE PILOT SEAT.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT DURING THE PRACTICE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT HAD FOUR HOURS OF FLYING TIME WITHIN THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2011. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 RULES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT CERTFIED AS A HOME BUILT EXPERIMENTAL TAIL WHEEL SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN11CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA165), Jan 25, 2011: Culver Glenn Kitfox III (N947RG), Terlingua, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control on takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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