19990213001479I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RAF2000 · Mesquite, TX · February 13, 1999

Date: February 13, 1999 · 10:06 local
Place: Mesquite, TX
Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N998WM
Reported as: Amtr RAF2000
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N998WMRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2005 · Myers Winfred L RAF 2000 GTXS/N H2-98-9-358 · Built 1998 Airframe modelMyers Winfred L RAF 2000 GTX Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was unable to maintain lateral control, and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field. Other circumstances are unknown. (-5) gyrocopter departed Mesquite airport. Reached an altitude of approximately 200 feet above ground level. Unable to maintain lateral control, pilot made an emergency landing in an open field west of airport property line. Substantial damage to gyrocopter, when aircraft rolled on its side after landing.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LATERAL CONTROL, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-5) GYROCOPTER DEPARTED MESQUITE AIRPORT. REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LATERAL CONTROL, PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD WEST OF AIRPORT PROPERTY LINE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO GYROCOPTER, WHEN AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS SIDE AFTER LANDING.