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| Date: | Monday 2 October 2017 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N818PB |
| MSN: | M01394 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 47 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atatscosa County NE of McCoy, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| McCoy, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting a personal flight in the gyrocopter and planned on landing near his residence. The pilot reported that he made a normal approach near the powerlines; however, a gust of wind pushed the gyrocopter downward and the left landing gear caught a powerline. The pilot lost control of the gyrocopter and it impacted a road and came to rest on its right side. The accident is consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a powerline during the landing approach.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a powerline during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=818PB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2017 04:09 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ] |
| 24-Mar-2019 09:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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