MALABAR, FL, USA
N302RS
SMITH KITFOX II
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ON THE ACFT'S 1ST FLT, IT ENTERED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STALLED & CRASHED ABOUT 100 YDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT WAS RPRTD TO HAVE SAID THAT 'THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT DOWNWARD ELEVATOR TRAVEL AND THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS PAST THE NEGATIVE LIMITS.' THE ACFT DESIGNER RPRTD THAT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED. THE WING TWIST WAS FOUND TO BE 1.88 DEG PER 13.5 FT VERSUS THE SPECIFIED WING TWIST OF 3.65 DEG. THE DOWNWARD DEFLECTION OF THE ELEVATOR WAS MEASURED TO BE 28.2 DEGREES VERSUS THE DESIGNED 25 DEGREES. THE C.G. WAS RPRTD TO BE WITHIN LIMITS.
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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