What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 16, 2000, about 1300 central standard time, a dana a moore Danamite, N6407C, registered to a private owner, and oeprated as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, hit a fence during taxiing operations at Smyrna, Tennessee. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area, and no flight plan was filed. The gyroplane was substantially damaged, and the private-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated the same day, about 1245. According to the pilot, after completing his first flight in the recently constructed gyroplane and while taxiing to parking, the rotor hit the top of a fence, and the aircraft was damaged. (.4)the pilot stated that after completing the first flight in his recently constructed gyroplane that he was taxiing expeditiously back to the hangar and did not take into account the wet taxiway, or the tail wind. The pilot said that while taxiing the gyroplane the nose wheel did not turn as he would have liked, and the aircraft drifted close to a fence and the rotor made contact with the fence, destroying the aircraft. The FAA inspector who conducted a postcrash examination of the gyroplane, confirmed that the aircra ft was destroyed as a result of the accident. (-23)as the pilot was taxing to the hanger with a 10 knot tail wind and a high taxi speed, the nose wheel of the gyroplane begin to skid on the wet pavement of the ramp area. The gyroplane drifted towards a chain link fence. The main rotor balde contacted the top of the fence. At the time the rotor blade contacted the fence, the force of the blade impact turned the gyroplane onto it's side. When the gyroplane turned over on it's side the main rotor blade began fitting the ramp pavement. This coulped with the engine propeller hitting the pavement caused the destruction of the gyroplane.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 16, 2000, ABOUT 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A DANA A MOORE DANAMITE, N6407C, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, AND OEPRATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, HIT A FENCE DURING TAXIING OPERATIONS AT SMYRNA, TENNESSEE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE GYROPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1245. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER COMPLETING HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED GYROPLANE AND WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING, THE ROTOR HIT THE TOP OF A FENCE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST FLIGHT IN HIS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED GYROPLANE THAT HE WAS TAXIING EXPEDITIOUSLY BACK TO THE HANGAR AND DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WET TAXIWAY, OR THE TAIL WIND. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE TAXIING THE GYROPLANE THE NOSE WHEEL DID NOT TURN AS HE WOULD HAVE LIKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED CLOSE TO A FENCE AND THE ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE GYROPLANE, CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRA FT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23)AS THE PILOT WAS TAXING TO THE HANGER WITH A 10 KNOT TAIL WIND AND A HIGH TAXI SPEED, THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE GYROPLANE BEGIN TO SKID ON THE WET PAVEMENT OF THE RAMP AREA. THE GYROPLANE DRIFTED TOWARDS A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE MAIN ROTOR BALDE CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE FENCE. AT THE TIME THE ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE FENCE, THE FORCE OF THE BLADE IMPACT TURNED THE GYROPLANE ONTO IT'S SIDE. WHEN THE GYROPLANE TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE BEGAN FITTING THE RAMP PAVEMENT. THIS COULPED WITH THE ENGINE PROPELLER HITTING THE PAVEMENT CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GYROPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.