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FAA accident report · Cartercopters CARTERCOPTER · Olney, TX · March 25, 2001

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Date
March 25, 2001 · 11:35 local
Place
Olney, TX
Airport
Olney Municipal Airport
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N121CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW01LA086
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.

(-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 due to excessive blade flap caused by inadequate rotor prespin. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the VFR flight. The aircraft has substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot holds a commerical pilots certificate. The flight originated at Olney, Texas (ony) on 3/25/04 1134AM CDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 DUE TO EXCESSIVE BLADE FLAP CAUSED BY INADEQUATE ROTOR PRESPIN. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE VFR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERICAL PILOTS CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OLNEY, TEXAS (ONY) ON 3/25/04 1134AM CDT.

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 FTW01LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlney, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, which resuted in the main rotor contacting the tail during landing.Mar 25, 2001 · 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 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 damageAccident 19991216036969ALevel Off Touchdown · Olney, TX(.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…Dec 16, 1999 · Substantial damage