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FAA accident report · Cartercopters CARTERCOPTER · Olney, TX · December 16, 1999

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Date
December 16, 1999 · 10:45 local
Place
Olney, TX
Airport
Olney Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N121CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA045
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N121CCRegistered now · Cartercopters CARTERCOPTERS/N 001 · Built 1998Airframe modelCartercopters CARTERCOPTEREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(.19) On December 16, 1999, at 1045 central standard time, a cartercopters cartercopter gyroplane, N121CC, registered to and operated by cartercopters LLC of witchita falls, Texas, was substantially damaged during landing at the Olney Municipal Airport near Olney, Texas. The airline transport pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 maintenance test flight. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that the aircraft landed "hard" on runway 22 following an aborted takeoff. During the landing, the rotor blades "chopped off the tailboom." The pilot stated that the aircraft did not experience a mechanical malfunction, and that the reason for the hard landing was "pilot error." (-23) on December 16, 1999, at approx. 10:45 CST, a one of a kind cartercopers cartercopter gyroplane, N121CC, received substantial damage during a landing following a nonscheduled aborted takeoff on runway 22 at (ony) Olney,municipal airport, Olney, Texas. The pilot stated that he made an error that resulted in a hard landing. During the landing, the rotor blades chopped off the tailboom and the right wing also received some damage. The a/c received substantial damage during the test flight. This gyroplane is certified as a research and development experimental a/c with new experimental type of controls.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON DECEMBER 16, 1999, AT 1045 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CARTERCOPTERS CARTERCOPTER GYROPLANE, N121CC, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CARTERCOPTERS LLC OF WITCHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE OLNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR OLNEY, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED "HARD" ON RUNWAY 22 FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. DURING THE LANDING, THE ROTOR BLADES "CHOPPED OFF THE TAILBOOM." THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, AND THAT THE REASON FOR THE HARD LANDING WAS "PILOT ERROR." (-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 1999, AT APPROX. 10:45 CST, A ONE OF A KIND CARTERCOPERS CARTERCOPTER GYROPLANE, N121CC, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING FOLLOWING A NONSCHEDULED ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 22 AT (ONY) OLNEY,MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OLNEY, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE AN ERROR THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE ROTOR BLADES CHOPPED OFF THE TAILBOOM AND THE RIGHT WING ALSO RECEIVED SOME DAMAGE. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE TEST FLIGHT. THIS GYROPLANE IS CERTIFIED AS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIMENTAL A/C WITH NEW EXPERIMENTAL TYPE OF CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW00LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlney, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing following the aborted takeoff.Dec 16, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N121CC · 6

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050617014759AOlney, TX(-23) During taxi PIC engaged pre-rotor and the aircraft became uncontrollable.Jun 17, 2005 · DestroyedAccident 20030408004539ALevel Off Touchdown · Olney, TX(-23) On April 8, 2003, at 1545 local time, a Cartercopter gyroplane, N121CC, owned and operated by Cartercopter LLC, of wichita falls Texas, sustained substantial damage during a wheels up landing at the Olney Municipal Airport (ony). The private pilot and…Apr 8, 2003 · Substantial damageIncident 20011028033149IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Olney, TX(-23) This operation involved a taxi test without the intent to fly an experimental carter copter, inc., gyrocopter, N121CC, in pre-flight development. During taxi, the rotor contacted vertical portions of its tail surfaces and caused minor damage. No injury…Oct 28, 2001 · Minor damageAccident 20010429009799AOlney, TX(-23)On 04/29/2001, a cartercopter experimental gyrocraft, was conducting a test flight over flight over runway 17 at Olney Municipal Airport, Olney, Texas, and obtained approximately 2-3 feet altitude. During the short flight and landing roll, the aircraft…Apr 29, 2001 · No damageAccident 20010325007189AOlney, TX(-23)On 3/25/2001, at 1135 am CDT, a gyrocopter, N121CC, owned by cartercopters LLC, 5720 seymour way, wichita falls, Texas 76310 lost dirctional control during take-off on a aircraft certification test flight. The main rotor impacted the vertical stabilizer…Mar 25, 2001 · No damageAccident 20001213027729ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Olney, TX(-23) On December 13, 2000, at 1700 CST, a Cartercopter, N121CC, owned by Cartercopter LLC. Overshot the end of the runway after landing on a test flight. Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed and no VFR flight plan was filed. The a/c was…Dec 13, 2000 · Substantial damage