# Accident 20230903014139A: Toevs Christine F G TOEVS TITANIUM EXPLR, Peyton, CO, September 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2023, 19:10 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9368° N, 104.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9368&lon=-104.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467TE-2025-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Toevs Christine F G TOEVS TITANIUM EXPLR (registry code 05637EU, https://openairdocs.org/model/toevs-christine-f-g-toevs-titanium-explr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOEVS CHRISTINE F G TOEVS TITANIUM EXPLR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903014139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING STOP AND GOES WITH A PASSENGER ONBOARD. ON TAKEOFF FROM RWY33 THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT OBTAIN PROPER TAKEOFF SPEED OF 60-65 KNOTS, AND INSTEAD DEPARTED THE GROUND AT 50-55 KNOTS. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TAKEOFF BELIEVING HE COULD SLOWLY GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. AT 50-100' AGL PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A 180 DEGREE RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING AN OFFIELD LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD DUE TO POSSIBLE OBSTACLES AHEAD. IN TURN AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO NOSE FORWARD TO ATTEMPT TO REGAIN AIRSPEED BUT WAS UNSUCESSFUL. FLARE CONDUCTED SHORTLY BEFORE IMPACT WITH TAIL TAKING MOST OF THE DAMAGE AND ABSORBING IMPACT.

## 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 CEN23LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA397), Sep 4, 2023: Titanium Auto Gyro Titanium Explorer (N467TE), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish a proper airspeed before becoming airborne, which resulted in an inability to climb out of ground effect and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was…

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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