What happened
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Acft flipped over on its side on landing, circumstances are unknown, rensselaer, IN. (.4) on may 16, 1998, at 1647 eastern daylight time, a butler tool raf 2000, N4062H, operated by a private pilot rolled over following a loss of control while landing at the Jasper County Airport, rensselaer, Indiana. The pilot was not injured. The gyroplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Jasper County Airport, at 1630 EDT. The pilot reported he made a "normal" approach to runway 27. He reported that he had "too much flare" during the landing and the gyroplane got into a nose high attitude. According to the pilot, the rotor blades then contacted the ground. The gyroplane then touched down hard and rolled over. (-23) the aircraft executed a normal approach. The pilot flared too much resulting in extremely high nose pitch altitude. Main rotor blades contacted the surface after a hard landing. Pilot attempted recovery. Aircraft experienced dynamic roll over. No passengers. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE ON LANDING, CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, RENSSELAER, IN. (.4) ON MAY 16, 1998, AT 1647 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BUTLER TOOL RAF 2000, N4062H, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT ROLLED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT THE JASPER COUNTY AIRPORT, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE GYROPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE JASPER COUNTY AIRPORT, AT 1630 EDT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE MADE A "NORMAL" APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD "TOO MUCH FLARE" DURING THE LANDING AND THE GYROPLANE GOT INTO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ROTOR BLADES THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE GYROPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND ROLLED OVER. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH. THE PILOT FLARED TOO MUCH RESULTING IN EXTREMELY HIGH NOSE PITCH ALTITUDE. MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE SURFACE AFTER A HARD LANDING. PILOT ATTEMPTED RECOVERY. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLL OVER. NO PASSENGERS. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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