ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296752
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2002 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: | Hildebrandt Rutan/Defiant |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N219DF |
| MSN: | 039 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erie, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Erie, CO (48V) |
| Walsenburg, CO (4V1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taking off on runway 15. Power was applied to the rear engine, followed by power application to the forward engine. The airplane accelerated "slower than usual" and when the airplane was halfway down the runway, the pilot rejected the takeoff because he "couldn't rotate the airplane...it seemed to require more back pressure...it didn't seem right." Power was retarded to idle and brakes applied, but they didn't seem to have any effect. The airplane went off the end of the runway and traveled 500 feet across rough terrain, collapsing the nose landing gear and bending its fairing, and crushing the "Rhino" rudder and engine cowling. The propeller was also bent. A dowel from the left wheel pant was found about halfway down the runway.
Probable Cause: failure of the normal braking system, resulting in the airplane departing the end of the runway. A contributing factor was the airplane's slow acceleration during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN02LA099
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 10:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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