# Accident 19940306003639A: Piotrowski George GIP-1, Bunnell, FL, March 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7014B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7014B-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piotrowski George GIP-1 (registry code 056229R, https://openairdocs.org/model/piotrowski-george-gip-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306003639A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON FAST LANDING.ROTORS FLEXED DOWN HIT GROUND. GYROPLANE CAME APARAT.

## 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 MIA94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA086), Mar 6, 1994: Piotrowski GIP-1 (N7014B), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM IN THE GYROCOPTER ON APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN GYROCOPTER FLYING.

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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