# Incident 20140716023649I: Croft Robert C KITFOX 2, Schuyler, NE, July 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2014, 19:07 local time
- Place: Schuyler, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4501° N, 97.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schuyler, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4501&lon=-97.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Croft Robert C KITFOX 2 (registry code 05616KV, https://openairdocs.org/model/croft-robert-c-kitfox-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROFT ROBERT C KITFOX 2
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716023649I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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