ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308668
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| Date: | Sunday 13 December 2020 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTSW |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N138CT |
| MSN: | 07-09-25 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 491 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marion, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marion , NC |
| Frankfort-Capital City Airport, KY (FFT/KFFT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger were departing for a cross-country flight in calm wind conditions. Shortly after liftoff, at an airspeed of about 46 knots, the airplane suddenly yawed to the right and came back down on the runway. The pilot elected to reject the takeoff. The airplane continued to veer to the right, and the airplane departed the runway and entered an area of soft terrain. The nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. Following the accident, the pilot thought that the rudder had malfunctioned. However, examination of the flight controls revealed no evidence of a preaccident malfunction or anomaly. Thus, the pilot likely did not maintain yaw control of the airplane during the takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, resulting in a rejected takeoff and runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA073
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