NONE · Endler Glasair/Glasair 1-TD SH2 · 2017-07-15 · Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN17LA274
Event ID
20170719X90401
Type
Accident
Date
2017-07-15
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Coordinates
38.945835, -104.569999
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Endler Glasair/Glasair 1-TD
Model
SH2
Registration
N181AL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to lock the castering tailwheel in accordance with the airplane Owner's Manual and a checklist item and to abort the takeoff after the airplane exceeded its normal takeoff distance and/or reached the limit of the rudder control authority during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent runway excursion and impact with a light.