Cutler VARIEZE N46RC

Summary

On 7 October 2006 at about 20:55 local time, a Cutler VARIEZE registered N46RC was involved in an accident near Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 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

7 October 2006 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Elephant Path Airport (PS03)

Coordinates

40.4103, -75.2294

Aircraft

Cutler VARIEZE

Registration

N46RC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perkasie → Perkasie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive rotation on takeoff, which resulted in a propeller blade strike, and subsequent forced landing to a field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of an amateur-built VariEze airplane performed an emergency landing to a field, after the propeller blades disintegrated during the initial climb. According to the pilot, the airplane accelerated normally during the takeoff roll, and after rotation, its rate-of-climb decreased significantly. He decided to land in a field off the end of the runway. The airplane landed, rolled about 50 feet, and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage. A post-accident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed propeller strike marks on the runway, about the pilot's stated point-of-rotation, as well as propeller fragments near the strike marks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.