ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197117
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 2017 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N571UJ |
| MSN: | M01269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 185 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mentone Airport (C92), Mentone, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mentone, IN (C92) |
| Mentone, IN (C92) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The sport pilot of the gyroplane stated that, upon touchdown, he should have raised the aircraft’s nose to reduce airspeed; however, he allowed the nosewheel to contact the runway. He subsequently applied right rudder to maintain runway alignment. Since the nosewheel and rudder were interconnected (the nosewheel did not pivot on a caster), the application of rudder resulted in the gyroplane tipping over on its side, and both the rotor and propeller blades struck the ground. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the gyroplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper touchdown attitude, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N571UJ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2017 00:49 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Oct-2017 08:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Nov-2017 07:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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