ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180589
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 2015 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro Europe MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3232Z |
| MSN: | M01054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 132 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Wallisville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wallisville, TX (T00) |
| Wallisville, TX (T00) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot departed in a gyroplane on a local sightseeing flight. About 30 minutes into the flight, at an altitude of about 250-300 ft above the ground, the pilot reported hearing and feeling something break loose behind him, located near the engine, followed by a severe vibration. The pilot reduced power, which reduced the vibration but resulted in the gyroplane descending. He added power again, but the gyroplane vibrated severely and did not regain performance. The pilot performed a forced landing into a swamp, where the gyroplane's right main landing gear sank and the gyroplane rolled over onto its right side.
Postaccident examination of the pusher propeller showed that one of the three carbon fiber blades had split and come apart. Further examination of the propeller blade showed characteristics consistent with damage from impact with an object; however, no object that could have caused the impact damage was located. The examination did not reveal evidence of any other preimpact malfunctions or failures of the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: Fracture of the pusher propeller blade due to impact damage from an unknown object while in flight, which resulted in a severe vibration and a loss of thrust.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3232Z
Location
Images:
Split Propeller Blade, Inside Core (Photo:NTSB)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2015 18:59 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Jul-2019 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ] |
| 06-Jul-2019 20:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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