Culver Glenn KITFOX III N947RG

Summary

On 25 January 2011 at about 18:15 local time, a Culver Glenn KITFOX III registered N947RG, operated by Charles Pickett, was involved in an accident near Terlingua, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 January 2011 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Terlingua, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

C Fulcher Ranch (3TE8)

Coordinates

29.3277, -103.5984

Aircraft

Culver Glenn KITFOX III

Registration

N947RG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charles Pickett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Terlingua → Terlingua

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA165

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control on takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on a dirt strip in his single-engine experimental light sport aircraft when he decided to make a full-stop landing and taxi back for another takeoff. While on the takeoff roll at a high rate of speed, and before the tail was raised, the nose of the airplane veered to the left and the pilot used the right rudder pedal to maintain directional control but accidentally hit the toe brake. As a result, the airplane turned about 110 degrees to the right and collided with the ground and scrub brush before it came up on its nose. The wooden propeller was shattered and a portion of the airframe and both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.