20240627008189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Douglas D Ritter DESERT FOX 1 · Calhan, CO · June 27, 2024

Date
June 27, 2024 · 11:36 local
Place
Calhan, CO
Airport
Colorado Springs East
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10ZR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA244
Reported as
Douglas D Ritter Desert FOX 1
Reported engine
Continental O-200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total21 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At approximately 1736Z, an amateur built expiremental desert fox aircraft attempted to takeoff from runway 17L, which is a dirt runway. Duriing the takeoff roll, aircraft became airborne, the right main wheel then impacted the runway approximately 9 times before aborting the takeoff attempt. The pilot lost directional control at the end of the runway and was unable to turn onto the taxiway. The aircraft continued straight and off of the end of the runway and onto rough terrain. The right main wheel departed the aircraft and the flipped over longitudinally and came to rest inverted. The pilot suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1736Z, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPIREMENTAL DESERT FOX AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17L, WHICH IS A DIRT RUNWAY. DURIING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL THEN IMPACTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES BEFORE ABORTING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AND OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLIPPED OVER LONGITUDINALLY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.