Indus T-211 THORPEDO N211MY

Summary

On 20 October 2014 at about 16:15 local time, a Indus T-211 THORPEDO registered N211MY, operated by Earl W Pitts, was involved in an accident near Mountain Home, Idaho, 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

20 October 2014 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mountain Home, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Mountain Home (U76)

Coordinates

43.3600, -115.5194

Aircraft

Indus T-211 THORPEDO

Registration

N211MY

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Earl W Pitts

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mountain Home → Mountain Home

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR15CA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a parked truck while taxiing for takeoff.

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

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As the pilot was taxiing to takeoff on runway 10, he encountered a truck parked on the taxiway. He then made a 180-degree left turn, taxied back down the taxiway, then made a second 180-degree left turn in an attempt to reverse direction to go around the truck. However, during the turn the airplane went off the right side of the taxiway and into some soft dirt, which required the pilot to increase power in order to get out of the dirt and back upon the runway. The pilot stated that he thought he had added too much power, and as a result, when the airplane regained the taxiway surface it proceeded across the taxiway and impacted the truck with its right wing, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. The pilot reported no preaccident anomalies with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.