ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191391
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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 2010 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Rotorsport UK MT-03 |
| Owner/operator: | The Gyrocopter Company UK Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CFCG |
| MSN: | RSUK/MT-03/035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | rotax 912ULs |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rufforth Airfield East, Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rufforth Airfield East, Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire |
| Rufforth Airfield East, Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 06-03-2010 when crashed at Rufforth Airfield East, Wetherby Road, Rufforth, York, North Yorkshire: The student had already completed seven successful solo circuits on Runway 14. The surface wind was from 120 degrees at 4 to 6 knots. On the eighth circuit he initiated a glide approach from 1,000 feet. The landing was long and the round-out slightly high, causing the aircraft to lose airspeed. It bounced after touchdown and began to roll to the right. The student applied power to go around, but then lost control of the aircraft. It yawed left and rolled onto its right side, causing the rotors to strike the runway, and slid along the runway on its right side for approximately 12 metres.
He shut down the engine before vacating the aircraft. The student had not flown for several months and had completed a dual check with the instructor earlier on the day of the accident. This had included glide approaches and crosswind takeoff and landing practice in light winds. He was judged to be sufficiently accomplished to fly solo.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Bent chassis, control rods, damaged nacelle". The damaged sustained were presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-CFCG was cancelled by the CAA on 03-09-2010 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f0eded915d1374000349/Rotorsport_UK_MT-03_gyroplane__G-CFCG_08-10.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171101031208/http://www.yorkflyingclub.co.uk:80/airfield.htm
4. https://www.gyrocopterexperience.com/component/gyrocom/abc/location/location/2
Images:
Rufforth Airfield East, York, North Yorkshire, UK - 19th March 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2016 18:27 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 17-Nov-2016 18:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2020 18:17 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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