# Accident 20010219001909A: Landry John A GYROBEE, Chehalis, WA, February 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2001, 12:10 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6201° N, 122.9996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6201&lon=-122.9996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N392JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N392JL-2007-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Landry John A GYROBEE (registry code 0560766, https://openairdocs.org/model/landry-john-a-gyrobee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010219001909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C DURING TAKEOFF. AS THE A/C LEFT THE GROUND, IT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, AND ACCORDING TO MR. LANDRY HE FAILED TO CORRECT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. NOTE: PIC STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING "BALANCING ON THE MAINWHEELS", AND "CROW HOP" MANUEVERS TO BECOME FAMILAR WITH THE IN-FLIGHT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS A/C.

## 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 SEA01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA051), Feb 19, 2001: Landry Gyrobee (N392JL), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's reverse application of cyclic to counteract a right drift during the takeoff roll in a gyroplane whose controls had been designed reverse of standard. Contributing factors were…

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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