# Accident 19890922035809A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Palo Alto, CA, September 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1989, 12:04 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4494° N, 122.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4494&lon=-122.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6101S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6101S-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air & Space America 18A (registry code 0440104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRSPC 18AAIRSPC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,073 total, 293 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890922035809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CFI MADE LIFTOFF. GYROPLANE SETTLED TOUCHED A WHEEL ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE AND BROKE UP AS ROTORS IMPACTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA320), Sep 22, 1989: Air & Space 18A (N6101S), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE GYROPLANE WENT INTO GROUND RESONANCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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