What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/31/2023 an experimental aircraft privacy data omitted was doing touch and gos at Canon City, Colorado. The aircraft was piloted by the privacy data omitted who was flying right seat. After aircraft rotated for take off the copilots right hand rudder pedal failed and the aircraft came down between the runway and the taxiway on a grass strip. No injuries occured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. Flight control conintuity was accomplished and all cables were good. Rudder bar moved all the pedals but the broken RH copilot pedal. NTSB has determined this to be an accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/31/2023 AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOS AT CANON CITY, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS FLYING RIGHT SEAT. AFTER AIRCRAFT ROTATED FOR TAKE OFF THE COPILOTS RIGHT HAND RUDDER PEDAL FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY ON A GRASS STRIP. NO INJURIES OCCURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONINTUITY WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL CABLES WERE GOOD. RUDDER BAR MOVED ALL THE PEDALS BUT THE BROKEN RH COPILOT PEDAL. NTSB HAS DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.