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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Croft Robert C KITFOX 2 · Schuyler, NE · July 16, 2014

Date: July 16, 2014 · 19:07 local
Place: Schuyler, NE
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81589
Reported as: Croft Robert C Kitfox 2
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N81589Registered now · Croft Robert C KITFOX 2S/N 307 · Built 1989 Airframe modelCroft Robert C KITFOX 2 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 16th pilot stated to on-scene sheriff deputy that he had to make an emergency landing and the rudder failed. Because of failure the aircraft ended up in a ditch.

In August the pilot stated in a written statement he was performing hi-speed taxi test, started losing control, and ended up in the ditch.

In September the pilot stated he took-off during a high-speed taxi (on the same local road he ended up in the ditch) because the aircraft was out-of-control during the high-speed taxi.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 16TH PILOT STATED TO ON-SCENE SHERIFF DEPUTY THAT HE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE RUDDER FAILED. BECAUSE OF FAILURE THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A DITCH.

IN AUGUST THE PILOT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT HE WAS PERFORMING HI-SPEED TAXI TEST, STARTED LOSING CONTROL, AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH.

IN SEPTEMBER THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK-OFF DURING A HIGH-SPEED TAXI (ON THE SAME LOCAL ROAD HE ENDED UP IN THE DITCH) BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT-OF-CONTROL DURING THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI.