# Accident 19980705024519A: Amtr B8M, Placida, FL, July 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Placida, FL
- Airport: Rotonda International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8495° N, 82.2809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8495&lon=-82.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2289V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2289V-2012-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olmsted-William B-8M (registry code 13021W3, https://openairdocs.org/model/olmsted-william-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 (registry code 43101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B8M
- Reported engine: AMTR 4318AMCCULCH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980705024519A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SPEED TAXI IN TAILWIND. FLIPPED OVER INVERTED. NON CERTIFICATED PILOT.(.4)WHILE TAXIING THE GYROCOPTER, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE GYROCOPTER SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE COLLISION WITH THE GROUND RESULTED IN BENDING OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, REAR PROPELLER BLADES BROKEN OFF AND ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE GYROPLANE BENT AND TWISTED.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT'S LACK OF PROPER TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT.                                      (-23) ON JULY 5, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS, UNCERTIFICATED PILOT KEVIN ORF, DOB 09/25/67, WAS OPERATING A REGISTERED BENSON ROTORCRAFT MODEL B-8M, (N2289V) AT ROTONDA AIRPORT LOCATED AT PLACIDA, FLORIDA, VFR WEATHER PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED ABOUT 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS TAXIING TOO FAST DOWN WIND, ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO T HE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THIS AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

## 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 ATL98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA097), Jul 5, 1998: Benson B-8M (N2289V), Placida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive taxi speed. A related factor was the wind gusts.

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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