ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160974
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| Date: | Thursday 26 September 2013 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: | Rotor Flight Dynamics Dominator |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N728PJ |
| MSN: | MT-001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 225 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Front Range Airport (KFTG), Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Watkins, CO (FTG) |
| Watkins, CO (FTG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the takeoff roll, the pilot stated that the cyclic control slipped out of his hand, followed by an abrupt pitch up of the gyroplane. After becoming airborne for a brief time, the gyroplane descended tail first onto the runway and then cartwheeled several times, coming to rest on its right side. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control of the gyroplane during takeoff roll, following his inadvertent release of the cyclic control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=728PJ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2013 23:21 | Geno | Added |
| 27-Sep-2013 15:41 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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