ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305394
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| Date: | Friday 18 March 2022 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: | ELA Aviacion ELA-07S |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | EI-FSR |
| MSN: | 09061140724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spanish Point Airfield (EISP) -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spanish Point Airport (EISP) |
| Spanish Point Airport (EISP) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During take-off from Runway 24 at Spanish Point Airfield (EISP), Co Clare, the tandem seat gyroplane, with one pilot and one passenger on board, encountered a gust of wind from the south-east which caused the gyroplane to depart from the runway centre line. The pilot was unable to prevent the gyroplane from veering towards a boundary fence to the right of the runway where the main rotor struck a fence post. The gyroplane eventually came to rest on its left side and facing in the opposite direction to the departure runway. The pilot was seriously injured in the accident. The gyroplane sustained substantial damage. There was no fire.
The Pilot’s report, the Investigation’s survey and the available weather information would indicate that a crosswind, in combination with engine torque effect, initiated a rolling moment to the right from which the Pilot was unable to recover. Following impact with the fence post the gyroplane rolled over, resulting in serious injury to the Pilot and substantial damage to the gyroplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIU
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