19870901049029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Waterford, CT · September 1, 1987

Date
September 1, 1987 · 19:00 local
Place
Waterford, CT
Airport
New London-Waterford
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180RH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87DNE05
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total20 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The gyrocopter bounced on landing. Rotor struck the ground. Student license expired. No airworthiness certificate.

As the FAA filed it

THE GYROCOPTER BOUNCED ON LANDING. ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. STUDENT LICENSE EXPIRED. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.