ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200639
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| Date: | Thursday 26 October 2017 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: | ELA Aviación 10-Eclipse |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N230MG |
| MSN: | 1014 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 104 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tri-Cities Airport (KTRI), Blountville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bristol, TN (TRI) |
| Bristol, TN (TRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the gyroplane reported that, when he returned to the airport for landing, the wind was calm. After touchdown, the gyroplane was on a slow roll when the tower controller asked the pilot if he wanted to exit at intersection Charlie. The pilot was about to reply to the controller when the gyroplane unexpectedly tipped over and came to rest on its side.
The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal and vertical stabilizers.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=230MG
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2017 22:50 | Geno | Added |
| 16-May-2018 15:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 16-May-2018 17:37 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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