What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was being tested after maintenance on the turbocharger, when according to a witness, the acft was going back and forth over the rwy for approximately 15 minutes, the witness looked up when the power level decreased and saw the acft in slip with its left side low, rotor still turning, and the acft descended with little if any power in slip until it struck the ground, other circumstances are unknown. (.19)on June 26, 1999, at 0830 eastern standard time, a gillmore benson b&b (amateur built gyroplane), N2152G, departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain near greencastle, Indiana. The gyroplane sustained substantial damage, while the pilot recieved serious injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed about 0725. The pilot said that the roll control was lost and while attempring to maneuver the engine suffered a loss of power. An examinatin of the gyroplane subsequent to the accident found that the right cyclic control rod was found fractured. There was discoloration in about 90% of the fracture in the control rod. (-23)according to witness staement: aircraft was going back and forth over the runway for approximately 15 minutes. Witness looked up when power level decreased greatly and saw aircraft in slip with left side low, rotor was still turning. Aircraft descended with little if any power, IN the slip, until the aircraft hit the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS BEING TESTED AFTER MAINTENANCE ON THE TURBOCHARGER, WHEN ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH OVER THE RWY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE WITNESS LOOKED UP WHEN THE POWER LEVEL DECREASED AND SAW THE ACFT IN SLIP WITH ITS LEFT SIDE LOW, ROTOR STILL TURNING, AND THE ACFT DESCENDED WITH LITTLE IF ANY POWER IN SLIP UNTIL IT STRUCK THE GROUND, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JUNE 26, 1999, AT 0830 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A GILLMORE BENSON B&B (AMATEUR BUILT GYROPLANE), N2152G, DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NEAR GREENCASTLE, INDIANA. THE GYROPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WHILE THE PILOT RECIEVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 0725. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ROLL CONTROL WAS LOST AND WHILE ATTEMPRING TO MANEUVER THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER. AN EXAMINATIN OF THE GYROPLANE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT FOUND THAT THE RIGHT CYCLIC CONTROL ROD WAS FOUND FRACTURED. THERE WAS DISCOLORATION IN ABOUT 90% OF THE FRACTURE IN THE CONTROL ROD. (-23)ACCORDING TO WITNESS STAEMENT: AIRCRAFT WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH OVER THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. WITNESS LOOKED UP WHEN POWER LEVEL DECREASED GREATLY AND SAW AIRCRAFT IN SLIP WITH LEFT SIDE LOW, ROTOR WAS STILL TURNING. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED WITH LITTLE IF ANY POWER, IN THE SLIP, UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.