20010619017369I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr BARNETT J4-B · Marysville, CA · June 19, 2001

Date: June 19, 2001 · 06:15 local
Place: Marysville, CA
Airport: Yuba County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63239
Reported as: Amtr BARNETTJ4B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3 total3 in the last 90 days

N63239Registration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Steuber Edward P BARNETT J4-BS/N 009 · Built 1997 Airframe modelSteuber Edward P BARNETT J4-B Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Martin (non certificated pilot) was taxiing the amateur built gyroplane down runway 14 at the Yuba County Airport. He stated that he was not intending to fly and that he lost control while taxiing, which caused the gyroplane to momentarily lift off and bank to the left causing the blades to strike the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and Mr. Martin escaped with minor injury to his elbow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. MARTIN (NON CERTIFICATED PILOT) WAS TAXIING THE AMATEUR BUILT GYROPLANE DOWN RUNWAY 14 AT THE YUBA COUNTY AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INTENDING TO FLY AND THAT HE LOST CONTROL WHILE TAXIING, WHICH CAUSED THE GYROPLANE TO MOMENTARILY LIFT OFF AND BANK TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE BLADES TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MR. MARTIN ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURY TO HIS ELBOW.