What happened
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Narrative: the nashville FSDO telephone availability inspector received a call from the regional com center Sunday afternoon at approximately 4:15 pm reporting a gyrocopter incident at the Springfield, TN airport, M91. The report was that a raf 2000, N70338, had received substantial damage when it came in contact with the ground after taking off on runway 4. The pilot reported that he had felt a vibration at approximately reaching 50 to 75 feet and the aircraft was pulling to the right. After not being able to correct the situation, he scanned the instruments and noted the rotor RPM was 270, the engine RPM was 4700 and the air speed was 60. After determining he could not correct the right turn, he decided to go on to the right and land. However, without enough altitude he was unable to clear a drainage ditch resulting in the rotor striking the ground and the aircraft sustained the following damage: the majority of the damage consisted of buckling in a downward direction. The damages to the rotor blades indicate that there was little rotational inertia damage. One strike mark was found on the ground that caused only a slight rearward bending motion. It appears that the pilot allowed the rotor RPM to decay to a point that the resultant loss of lift precluded further controlled flight. The vibration he described would have been due to the deceleration of the rotor blades. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE NASHVILLE FSDO TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY INSPECTOR RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE REGIONAL COM CENTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM REPORTING A GYROCOPTER INCIDENT AT THE SPRINGFIELD, TN AIRPORT, M91. THE REPORT WAS THAT A RAF 2000, N70338, HAD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 4. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FELT A VIBRATION AT APPROXIMATELY REACHING 50 TO 75 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, HE SCANNED THE INSTRUMENTS AND NOTED THE ROTOR RPM WAS 270, THE ENGINE RPM WAS 4700 AND THE AIR SPEED WAS 60. AFTER DETERMINING HE COULD NOT CORRECT THE RIGHT TURN, HE DECIDED TO GO ON TO THE RIGHT AND LAND. HOWEVER, WITHOUT ENOUGH ALTITUDE HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A DRAINAGE DITCH RESULTING IN THE ROTOR STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BUCKLING IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION. THE DAMAGES TO THE ROTOR BLADES INDICATE THAT THERE WAS LITTLE ROTATIONAL INERTIA DAMAGE. ONE STRIKE MARK WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND THAT CAUSED ONLY A SLIGHT REARWARD BENDING MOTION. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT ALLOWED THE ROTOR RPM TO DECAY TO A POINT THAT THE RESULTANT LOSS OF LIFT PRECLUDED FURTHER CONTROLLED FLIGHT. THE VIBRATION HE DESCRIBED WOULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE DECELERATION OF THE ROTOR BLADES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^